pallaprolus/mendeley-mcp

Overview

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects Mendeley reference manager with MCP clients like Claude. It enables users to search, retrieve, and manage their academic library through natural language prompts. The server is implemented in Python and communicates with Mendeley's API.

Best for

Best for
Researchers who use Mendeley and want to query or organize their library through AI assistants

Use cases

• Search for papers in your Mendeley library by title or author
• Retrieve metadata and details of stored references
• Manage collections and organize references via AI assistants

How to use

Install

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector mendeley-mcp

Tools exposed

• mendeley_search_library
• mendeley_get_document
• mendeley_list_documents
• mendeley_list_folders
• mendeley_search_catalog
• mendeley_get_by_doi
• mendeley_add_document
• mendeley_update_document
• mendeley_delete_document
• mendeley_create_folder
• mendeley_rename_folder
• mendeley_delete_folder
• mendeley_add_document_to_folder
• mendeley_remove_document_from_folder
• mendeley_get_annotations
• mendeley_export_bibtex
• mendeley_get_file_content
• mendeley_get_document_text

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor

Notes

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects Mendeley reference manager with MCP clients like Claude. It enables users to search, retrieve, and manage their academic library through natural language prompts. The server is implemented in Python and communicates with Mendeley’s API.

19 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-01-05. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Search for papers in your Mendeley library by title or author
• Retrieve metadata and details of stored references
• Manage collections and organize references via AI assistants

Pros

• Open source and free to use
• Integrates directly with MCP-compatible AI tools like Claude
• Written in Python, easy to customize or extend

Cons

• Small community (19 stars) may mean limited support and slower updates
• Requires Mendeley API credentials and internet access to function
• Depends on MCP client support, which is still emerging

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