Endnote Mcp
by gokmengokhancommunityv1.0.1
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EndNote MCP connects your EndNote reference library to Claude AI, allowing users to search references, read PDFs, format citations, and generate bibliographies directly within Claude Desktop conversations.
From the registry: Search, cite, and read PDFs from your EndNote library in Claude Desktop
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- requiredEndNote 20+ installedEndNote 20 or later reference manager installed with your library.
- requiredInstall endnote-mcpInstall via uv tool or pip.
$ uv tool install endnote-mcp - requiredExport EndNote library to XMLIn EndNote: File > Export > choose XML format > save to a known location.
- requiredRun setup wizardInteractive setup that detects your XML export and PDFs, indexes the library, and configures Claude Desktop.
$ endnote-mcp setup
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `endnote-mcp` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **EndNote 20+ installed** — EndNote 20 or later reference manager installed with your library.
- **Install endnote-mcp** — Install via uv tool or pip. Run: `uv tool install endnote-mcp`
- **Export EndNote library to XML** — In EndNote: File > Export > choose XML format > save to a known location.
- **Run setup wizard** — Interactive setup that detects your XML export and PDFs, indexes the library, and configures Claude Desktop. Run: `endnote-mcp setup`
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `endnote-mcp`
- args: ["serve"]
Note: Requires prior local setup: install, XML export, and 'endnote-mcp setup'. Config lives in platform-specific config dir.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: Requires prior local setup: install, XML export, and 'endnote-mcp setup'. Config lives in platform-specific config dir.
Tools (12)
search_references
Search by author, title, year, keywords, abstract (BM25 ranked, with DOI links)
search_fulltext
Search inside PDF content — find concepts, quotes, methods
search_library
Combined metadata + PDF search in one call
search_semantic
Search by meaning using AI embeddings (requires `endnote-mcp[semantic]`)
get_reference_details
Full metadata for a reference (abstract, keywords, DOI, etc.)
get_citation
Format as APA 7th, Harvard, Vancouver, Chicago, or IEEE
get_bibtex
Export references as BibTeX entries for LaTeX
get_bibliography
Generate a formatted bibliography for multiple references
find_related
Find similar references (uses embeddings when available)
read_pdf_section
Read specific pages from a PDF attachment
list_references_by_topic
Broad topic-based listing
rebuild_index
Re-index after updating your EndNote library
Prerequisites
- • Python 3.10+
Packages
endnote-mcp
pypiv1.0.1transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- Python
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Released
- Feb 12, 2026
- Last commit
- Feb 26, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.gokmengokhan/endnote-mcp