Mendeley MCP is an open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects your Mendeley reference library to LLM applications such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible clients. It provides comprehensive tools for searching, organizing, annotating, and managing academic papers within your library, with features like global catalog search, document metadata retrieval, DOI lookup, BibTeX export, annotation reading, and attached file access. This tool is designed for researchers, academics, and anyone who manages references in Mendeley and seeks to integrate their knowledge base into AI workflows.
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Comprehensive user guide and API reference for Mendeley MCP.
Step-by-step instructions for setting up Mendeley MCP on your local machine.