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Science & Academic Research — tool reference
Papers, datasets, chemicals, proteins, clinical trials, species and books in one MCP server.
Server URL: https://toolcargo.com/mcp/science-research · Scope: connector:science-research · Included with Site Audit. Each successful lookup uses one shared-plan call. The public sources are free; ToolCargo fees cover hosting and workflows.
One server, 23 tools. Older single-tool endpoints (for example /mcp/pubchem) stay live for existing keys. Prefer this server so the assistant sees every tool in one place.
What’s inside
These tools are served from this same server; each link has the detailed reference.
- PubChem Compound Research: Resolve chemical names and inspect exact compound metadata.
- UniProt Protein Research: Match the gene and organism. Inspect the exact protein record.
- ClinicalTrials.gov Study Research: Research study status, registry dates and posted-results availability.
- GBIF Biodiversity Research: Find species taxonomy and summarize indexed occurrence records.
- Crossref Research: Find scholarly publications and check their citation details.
- Europe PMC Research: Find life-sciences publications and check citation metadata.
- DataCite Dataset Research: Find research datasets and check their DOI metadata.
- ROR Organization Research: Identify research institutions with stable organization IDs.
- Open Library Book Research: Find books and compare their cataloged editions.
- NASA Image Library Research: Research mission images and their recorded credits.
pubchem_resolve_name
Return up to ten PubChem candidate CIDs for a complete indexed name, with full bounded candidate count and ambiguity. No structure, URL or query-language inputs; a name may resolve to multiple records. One shared-plan call.
pubchem_compound_properties
Verify exact CID/title identity, then inspect molecular formula, calculated molecular weight in g/mol, InChIKey, IUPAC name and summary title. Identity unavailability is not compound absence. Preserve missing fields, raw source types and unknown revisions. No medical, safety or use recommendations. One shared-plan call.
uniprot_gene_search
Search a literal gene symbol and exact organism taxonomy ID in public UniProtKB metadata. Reviewed, unreviewed or any status; default reviewed. Up to ten candidates per explicit filter/release-bound cursor page. Preserve source gene spelling, curation and existence-evidence class; no sequence residues or narratives. One shared-plan call.
uniprot_protein_details
Inspect one exact canonical UniProtKB primary accession: bounded names, genes, exact organism, reviewed status, existence evidence, canonical length, precursor flag, entry/sequence versions and source release. Inactive/redirect/not-found/gone remain source states without biological-absence inference or alias substitution. No sequence residues or medical advice. One shared-plan call.
clinicaltrials_search_studies
Search ClinicalTrials.gov selected public metadata by a plain human condition topic and optional overall status. Explicit filter-bound pages of 1–10 records; no contacts, eligibility, narratives, outcomes or participant data. Fetches the source processing timestamp each operation. One shared-plan call.
clinicaltrials_study_record
Inspect one canonical eight-digit NCT ID. Preserve source status, independent posted-results availability and actual/estimated month/day dates. Validated source-specific absence only; aliases are not followed. Public registry research, not treatment advice or efficacy/safety findings. One shared-plan call.
gbif_search_species
Search GBIF checklist taxonomies by plain phrase. Return up to 10 taxa per explicit page, scientific names, status, synonym/accepted keys, bounded classification and source links. Checklist taxonKey differs from occurrenceTaxonKey (backbone nubKey). First 1,000 results only. One shared-plan call.
gbif_species_details
Inspect an exact positive GBIF taxonKey from search, with identity validation, checklist source, accepted key, classification and occurrenceTaxonKey. No descriptions, images or occurrence records. One shared-plan call.
gbif_occurrence_summary
Count GBIF records for a backbone occurrenceTaxonKey copied from taxonomy, optionally by uppercase country code and single recorded-event year. Returns at most 10 partial basis-of-record and year facet buckets, without raw records or coordinates. Does not verify taxon existence. Includes child and synonym taxa. Counts are not population size or current presence/absence. One shared-plan call.
search_publications
Search Crossref for up to 10 scholarly metadata records by topic, title or author, optionally within publication years. Returns DOI source links, author names, publication dates and deposited citation counts. Metadata only; no abstracts or full text. One shared-plan call.
publication_details
Retrieve Crossref bibliographic metadata for one plain DOI, including source link, title, up to 20 author names, journal, publisher, date, licenses and citation/reference counts. Missing metadata is identified. Counts do not measure quality. One shared-plan call.
europe_pmc_search_publications
Search a literal phrase in Europe PMC, with optional inclusive first-publication year filters. Returns up to 10 bibliographic records with source+ID, dates, publication types, preprint/retraction cautions and an explicit nextCursorMark. No abstracts or full text. One shared-plan call per requested page.
europe_pmc_publication_details
Read one exact Europe PMC source+ID pair from a search result. Returns bounded citation metadata, source and DOI links, indexed publication types and open-access flag. No abstracts, full text or medical advice. Open access is not a reuse license. One shared-plan call.
datacite_search_datasets
Search public DataCite records classified as Dataset using a literal phrase, optional inclusive publication years and explicit page 1–100. Returns up to 10 DOI-linked metadata records, bounded creator, subject and rights lists. No descriptions or dataset downloads. One shared-plan call.
datacite_dataset_details
Read bounded metadata for one plain DataCite dataset DOI: titles, creators, publisher, year, subjects, deposited rights and related identifiers. Rejects other resource types. No linked files downloaded; verify dataset licensing at the repository. One shared-plan call.
ror_search_organizations
Search active ROR organization records by name keywords, optionally filtered by country code and organization type. Returns 1–20 projected records from a fixed 20-record upstream page, source IDs, names, status and bounded locations/relationships. Pagination identifies locally omitted records; not a complete registry export. One shared-plan call.
ror_organization_details
Retrieve one organization by plain nine-character ROR ID, including inactive or withdrawn records. Returns canonical ROR source link, bounded names, city/country locations, websites, organizational relationships and external identifiers. Missing metadata and truncation are explicit. No contact details or coordinates. One shared-plan call.
ol_search_books
Human-directed Open Library catalog discovery by plain query, title and/or author. Returns at most 10 work records with distinct indexed first-publication year and edition count. Explicit offset pages only; counts may be approximate. No reader, full text or availability lookup. One shared-plan call.
ol_work_details
Inspect one exact OL…W work ID, title, selected subjects, author IDs and catalog first_publish_date. A work groups editions; dates can disagree with the search index. No description, excerpt or linked fetch. One shared-plan call.
ol_work_editions
Read one explicit page of at most 10 editions for an exact OL…W work. Verify each edition's work relationship and compare bounded publisher, date, language and ISBN catalog fields. Offset 0–1000; no crawling or automatic pagination. One shared-plan call.
ol_edition_details
Read bibliographic metadata for one exact OL…M edition ID. Return work/author IDs, publication date, publishers, languages, ISBNs and physical format where recorded. These describe an edition, not all versions. No files, covers, prose or reader access. One shared-plan call.
nasa_search_images
Search NASA Image and Video Library indexed image metadata by human query, optional center and years. At most 10 records per explicit cursor page, capped at page 1000. Recorded credits and inert asset pointers; no image download, visual inspection or reuse clearance. One shared-plan call.
nasa_image_record
Inspect one case-insensitive exact NASA image ID, preserving canonical source spelling, credits and source dateCreated. Missing licensing stays unassessed. No assets, linked pages, NASA-authored AI output, endorsement or permission claims. One shared-plan call.
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