bgpt-paper-search

# BGPT Paper Search

## Overview

BGPT is a remote MCP server that searches a curated database of scientific papers built from raw experimental data extracted from full-text studies. Unlike traditional literature databases that return titles and abstracts, BGPT returns structured data from the actual paper content — methods, quantitative results, sample sizes, quality assessments, and 25+ metadata fields per paper.

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:
- Searching for scientific papers with specific experimental details
- Conducting systematic or scoping literature reviews
- Finding quantitative results, sample sizes, or effect sizes across studies
- Comparing methodologies used in different studies
- Looking for papers with quality scores or evidence grading
- Needing structured data from full-text papers (not just abstracts)
- Building evidence tables for meta-analyses or clinical guidelines

## Setup

BGPT is a remote MCP server — no local installation required.

### Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to your MCP configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgpt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/sse"]
    }
  }
}
```

### npm (alternative)

```bash
npx bgpt-mcp
```

## Usage

Once configured, use the `search_papers` tool provided by the BGPT MCP server:

```
Search for papers about: "CRISPR gene editing efficiency in human cells"
```

The server returns structured results including:
- **Title, authors, journal, year, DOI**
- **Methods**: Experimental techniques, models, protocols
- **Results**: Key findings with quantitative data
- **Sample sizes**: Number of subjects/samples
- **Quality scores**: Study quality assessments
- **Conclusions**: Author conclusions and implications

## Pricing

- **Free tier**: 50 searches per network, no API key required
- **Paid**: $0.01 per result with an API key from [bgpt.pro/mcp](https://bgpt.pro/mcp)

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  system: "# BGPT Paper Search\r\n\r\n## Overview\r\n\r\nBGPT is a remote MCP server that searches a curated database of scientific papers built from raw experimental data extracted from full-text studies. Unlike traditional literature databases that return titles and abstracts, BGPT returns structured data from the actual paper content — methods, quantitative results, sample sizes, quality assessments, and 25+ metadata fields per paper.\r\n\r\n## When to Use This Skill\r\n\r\nUse this skill when:\r\n- Searching for scientific papers with specific experimental details\r\n- Conducting systematic or scoping literature reviews\r\n- Finding quantitative results, sample sizes, or effect sizes across studies\r\n- Comparing methodologies used in different studies\r\n- Looking for papers with quality scores or evidence grading\r\n- Needing structured data from full-text papers (not just abstracts)\r\n- Building evidence tables for meta-analyses or clinical guidelines\r\n\r\n## Setup\r\n\r\nBGPT is a remote MCP server — no local installation required.\r\n\r\n### Claude Desktop / Claude Code\r\n\r\nAdd to your MCP configuration:\r\n\r\n```json\r\n{\r\n  \"mcpServers\": {\r\n    \"bgpt\": {\r\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\r\n      \"args\": [\"mcp-remote\", \"https://bgpt.pro/mcp/sse\"]\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n```\r\n\r\n### npm (alternative)\r\n\r\n```bash\r\nnpx bgpt-mcp\r\n```\r\n\r\n## Usage\r\n\r\nOnce configured, use the `search_papers` tool provided by the BGPT MCP server:\r\n\r\n```\r\nSearch for papers about: \"CRISPR gene editing efficiency in human cells\"\r\n```\r\n\r\nThe server returns structured results including:\r\n- **Title, authors, journal, year, DOI**\r\n- **Methods**: Experimental techniques, models, protocols\r\n- **Results**: Key findings with quantitative data\r\n- **Sample sizes**: Number of subjects/samples\r\n- **Quality scores**: Study quality assessments\r\n- **Conclusions**: Author conclusions and implications\r\n\r\n## Pricing\r\n\r\n- **Free tier**: 50 searches per network, no API key required\r\n- **Paid**: $0.01 per result with an API key from [bgpt.pro/mcp](https://bgpt.pro/mcp)"
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