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Crossref is an MCP server that exposes tools for searching academic works, retrieving publication metadata by DOI, and listing recent works from journals. It is intended for researchers and developers who need structured scholarly metadata in applications or AI workflows.

Inferred · not functionally tested

WebAPICloud-managed
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Finding and retrieving structured metadata for academic papers, books, datasets, and journals.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: researchers and developers building research tools

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: rag, data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: unknown · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, api_only, cloud_managed

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: gateway.pipeworx.io. These links do not verify the individual claims.

In the RAG, search & retrieval space, crossref takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on finding and retrieving structured metadata for academic papers, books, datasets, and journals. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a B2B product for researchers and developers building research tools. Basis unknown · not verified: crossref is available on the web and API.

Pipeworx builds and maintains crossref. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include work search, title search, and citation sorting. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server and a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Work search
  • Title search
  • Citation sorting
  • Date filtering
  • Journal filtering
  • DOI lookup

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
academic-searchpublication-metadatadoi-lookupmcp-server

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Hosting
Cloudflare
Connectors
MCPAPI
Runs on
BrowserAPI-onlyCloud-managed
Detected from
Cloudflare
cf-ray header

Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPS

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed9 Oct · 18:01 UTC
    Crossref seen via MCP Registry (official)
    Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open

Frequently asked questions about crossref

What does crossref do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Crossref focuses on finding and retrieving structured metadata for academic papers, books, datasets, and journals. It is catalogued under RAG, search & retrieval on PulseGate.
Who is crossref for?
Inferred · not functionally tested: crossref is a B2B product built for researchers and developers building research tools.
What platforms does crossref run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: crossref runs on the web and API.
Is crossref still active?
Unverified. crossref has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to crossref?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include pubmed, core-research, and opencitations.pubmedcore-researchopencitations
Who develops crossref?
crossref is developed by Pipeworx.
Does crossref have an API or integrations?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Yes — crossref exposes an MCP server and a public API.

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