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Bgpt paper search

Search scientific papers and retrieve structured experimental data extracted from full-text studies via the BGPT MCP server.

How to install

How to install

  1. Setup differs for this server — follow the Installation part of the README below.
  2. Claude Code: claude mcp add <name> -- <command>.
  3. Claude Desktop / Cursor: add it under mcpServers in the MCP config file.
Claude Code — installs the whole folder, not just SKILL.md
npx degit K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/skills/bgpt-paper-search#main ~/.claude/skills/bgpt-paper-search

For one project only, change the path to .claude/skills/bgpt-paper-search.

This one runs on your machine and can reach your files. Read the README below before you connect it.

Not working?
  • Check which app you pasted it into — the steps above name the right one.
  • Some skills need the paid tier of Claude or ChatGPT.
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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. Configure it in your agent's MCP settings before use; this skill instructs the agent to call the search_papers MCP tool and does not enable MCP access by itself.

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to your MCP configuration:

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

npm (alternative)

npx bgpt-mcp

Usage

Once the BGPT MCP server is configured, call its search_papers tool via the agent's MCP interface (not via Bash):

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
1---
2name: bgpt-paper-search
3description: Search scientific papers and retrieve structured experimental data extracted from full-text studies via the BGPT MCP server. Returns 25+ fields per paper including methods, results, sample sizes, quality scores, and conclusions. Use for literature reviews, evidence synthesis, and finding experimental details not available in abstracts alone.
4license: MIT
5compatibility: Requires the BGPT MCP server configured in the agent host (npx mcp-remote or npx bgpt-mcp), internet access to bgpt.pro, and an optional BGPT API key for paid usage.
6metadata:
7 version: "1.1"
8 skill-author: BGPT
9 website: https://bgpt.pro/mcp
10 github: https://github.com/connerlambden/bgpt-mcp
11---
12 
13# BGPT Paper Search
14 
15## Overview
16 
17BGPT 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.
18 
19## When to Use This Skill
20 
21Use this skill when:
22- Searching for scientific papers with specific experimental details
23- Conducting systematic or scoping literature reviews
24- Finding quantitative results, sample sizes, or effect sizes across studies
25- Comparing methodologies used in different studies
26- Looking for papers with quality scores or evidence grading
27- Needing structured data from full-text papers (not just abstracts)
28- Building evidence tables for meta-analyses or clinical guidelines
29 
30## Setup
31 
32BGPT is a remote MCP server — no local installation required. Configure it in your agent's MCP settings before use; this skill instructs the agent to call the `search_papers` MCP tool and does not enable MCP access by itself.
33 
34### Claude Desktop / Claude Code
35 
36Add to your MCP configuration:
37 
38```json
39{
40 "mcpServers": {
41 "bgpt": {
42 "command": "npx",
43 "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/sse"]
44 }
45 }
46}
47```
48 
49### npm (alternative)
50 
51```bash
52npx bgpt-mcp
53```
54 
55## Usage
56 
57Once the BGPT MCP server is configured, call its `search_papers` tool via the agent's MCP interface (not via Bash):
58 
59```
60Search for papers about: "CRISPR gene editing efficiency in human cells"
61```
62 
63The server returns structured results including:
64- **Title, authors, journal, year, DOI**
65- **Methods**: Experimental techniques, models, protocols
66- **Results**: Key findings with quantitative data
67- **Sample sizes**: Number of subjects/samples
68- **Quality scores**: Study quality assessments
69- **Conclusions**: Author conclusions and implications
70 
71## Pricing
72 
73- **Free tier**: 50 searches per network, no API key required
74- **Paid**: $0.01 per result with an API key from [bgpt.pro/mcp](https://bgpt.pro/mcp)
75 
76 

Discussion

From GitHub

2 comments on 2 threads
TKassis1mo agobgpt-paper-search: allowed-tools declares only Bash but workflow requires MCP search_papers

Thanks for the report — this was a valid catch, and it has since been fixed. `allowed-tools: Bash` did exist in this skill's history, so the mismatch you describe was real when you filed. The current `skills/bgpt-paper-search/SKILL.md` no longer declares `allowed-tools` at all: That is your third suggested fix — removing the misleading restriction. The body also gained explicit language on both sides of the boundary: So the tool policy no longer contradicts the workflow, and the MCP requirement is stated in `compatibility` where a host can act on it. Closing as resolved — please reopen if you … read the rest

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