bgpt-paper-search

--- name: bgpt-paper-search description: 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. license: MIT compatibility: 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. metadata: {"version": "1.1", "skill-author": "BGPT", "website": "https://bgpt.pro/mcp", "github": "https://github.com/connerlambden/bgpt-mcp"} --- # 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: ```json { "mcpServers": { "bgpt": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/sse"] } } } ``` ### npm (alternative) ```bash 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](https://bgpt.pro/mcp)