SciWeave

io.github.desci-labsPublished by GitHub account desci-labsv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

AI research grounded in 300M scientific works — every citation a verifiable DOI.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

SciWeave grounds an assistant's research answers in a large scientific index, returning citations with verifiable DOIs and open-access links.

What you can do
Ask research questions and get synthesized answers with inline citations, optionally filtered by publication year range, and resume earlier research threads by ID. Look up papers quickly by topic and get title, authors, year, DOI, URL and abstract snippet without AI synthesis. Resolve where a paper can be read by DOI or link, including repository and preprint copies. List saved paper collections and read the papers in one with full metadata. Check credit balance and account status.
When to use it
Useful when an assistant needs literature-grounded answers with citable DOIs, fast reference lists, or help locating readable copies of papers, and when you keep research collections in SciWeave that you want to browse from a chat.
Requirements
A remote Streamable HTTP endpoint; no local package. A SciWeave account and API key, sent as an Authorization Bearer token or supplied through the OAuth flow. Network access to the endpoint.
Before you install
The API key is a credential sent in the Authorization header; keep it out of shared configs and rotate it if exposed. Usage draws on a credit balance, and new accounts start with a limited number of free credits, so heavy use may require a paid plan. Research questions and lookups are sent to SciWeave's service, and open-access resolution passes DOIs or links to third-party services such as OpenAlex.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open SciWeave in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Connect the required credentials. They are stored privately and never shown on public pages.
  3. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/io.github.desci-labs%2Fsciweave-mcp/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config. The client completes OAuth sign-in on first connect.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sciweave": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

[SciWeave]

SciWeave MCP Server

Ground Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Windsurf in 300M scientific works — every citation a verifiable DOI.

[Get API Key] [MCP Registry]

Endpoint: https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp · Transport: Streamable HTTP · Auth: API key from mcp.sciweave.com (50 free credits to start)

🚀 Install

Claude Code (CLI)

bash
claude mcp add --transport http sciweave https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp

On first use, Claude Code runs the OAuth flow and asks for your SciWeave API key. For headless / CI setups, pass the token directly:

bash
claude mcp add --transport http sciweave https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp \  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Claude.ai (web)

  1. Click your avatar → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
  2. URL: https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp
  3. Authorization Token: paste your SciWeave API key
  4. Click Save — start asking research questions in any new chat

Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop

Add to your MCP config file (~/.cursor/mcp.json, ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, or claude_desktop_config.json):

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "sciweave": {      "type": "http",      "url": "https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp",      "headers": {        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"      }    }  }}

ChatGPT

Add https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp as a remote MCP server in your custom GPT or via the OpenAI Apps SDK, with the Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY header.

No API key yet? Get one free at mcp.sciweave.com — new accounts include 50 free credits.

What you get

  • Real citations, not hallucinations. Every claim returns a verifiable DOI you can click.
  • 300M+ scientific works. The world's largest open research index.
  • Multi-session research. Resume threads from yesterday, last week, or last month — every saved citation stays verifiable.

Tools

ToolDescription
ask_research_questionAI answer with inline citations grounded in SciWeave's index. Supports min_year / max_year filters.
find_referencesFast paper lookup (~1s). Returns title, authors, year, DOI, URL, abstract snippet. No AI synthesis.
find_open_access_linkFind where a paper can be read, by DOI or link — often a repository or preprint copy of a paywalled paper.
get_research_threadResume a prior research conversation by thread_id (returned by ask_research_question).
list_collectionsList your saved paper collections.
get_collection_papersGet papers in a specific collection with full metadata.
get_account_statusCheck credit balance and account info.

All tools are read-only. Every returned paper includes title, authors, publication year, DOI, URL, and abstract snippet.

Examples

Ask a research question

Prompt: "What are the latest findings on CRISPR-Cas9 off-target effects in mammalian cells?"

The ask_research_question tool queries SciWeave's index and returns a synthesized answer with numbered citations including authors, journals, DOIs, and publication years.

CRISPR-Cas9 off-target effects in mammalian cells involve several mechanisms...
References (8 sources, 142 total found):[1] Zhang et al. "Genome-wide off-target analysis..." Nature Methods, 2023[2] Kim et al. "High-fidelity Cas9 variants..." Science, 2024...

Browse a research collection

Prompt: "Show me all papers in my Quantum Computing collection"

Claude first calls list_collections to find your collections, then get_collection_papers with the matching ID.

Found 3 research collection(s):- Quantum Computing (ID: abc123) — 12 papers- Machine Learning (ID: def456) — 8 papers
12 paper(s) in this collection:1. Quantum Error Correction with Surface Codes   Authors: Fowler et al. · Year: 2024 · Journal: Physical Review Letters · DOI: 10.1103/...

Fast reference lookup

Prompt: "Find me 5 recent references about mRNA vaccine stability and storage"

find_references is citation-only (no AI synthesis), so results return in ~1 second.

References (5 papers in 1.2s):[1] Schoenmaker et al. "mRNA-lipid nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccines: Structure and stability"    Year: 2023 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.01.015    Snippet: "Storage temperature significantly impacts mRNA integrity..."

Find where a paper can be read

Prompt: "Where can I read https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12373?"

find_open_access_link resolves the open-access copy and returns links — nothing is downloaded, so your client fetches the paper itself. arXiv, bioRxiv/medRxiv and PubMed Central links map straight to their full-text source; anything else is resolved through its DOI (given, taken from the URL, or read from the page's own citation_doi tag) via OpenAlex, which often turns up a repository or preprint copy of a paywalled paper.

Nanometre-scale thermometry in a living cellAuthors: Georg Kucsko, Peter C. Maurer, ... · Year: 2013 · Journal: NatureDOI: 10.1038/nature12373 · Open access: green
Best link: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.1068  (OA PDF (arXiv), likely PDF)
Alternatives:- https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC4221854/fullTextXML  (OA landing page (PubMed Central) → Europe PMC full-text XML)

Papers with no open-access copy are reported as such, with the publisher page as a fallback, rather than a link that won't work.

Check account status

Prompt: "How many SciWeave credits do I have left?"

SciWeave Account StatusCredits remaining: 42Manage your account: https://sciweave.com/settings?tab=api-accessView pricing: https://sciweave.com/pricing

Authentication

SciWeave supports two auth modes against the same https://mcp.sciweave.com/mcp endpoint:

  • OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow (default for Claude.ai and claude mcp add without headers). Claude opens the SciWeave authorization page, you paste your sciweave_live_ API key, and the server hands back an OAuth access token tied to your account.
  • Direct Bearer token (Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop / CI). Send Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY directly. No browser flow.

All tools are read-only — the server cannot write to your collections or modify your account. API keys can be rotated at any time at sciweave.com/settings?tab=api-access.

Support

Source: README.md at commit ba23e36

Tools

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Version history

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  1. v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

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