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.
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 configured, use the search_papers tool provided by the BGPT MCP server:
code
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
Complementary Skills
Pairs well with:
- •
literature-review— Use BGPT to gather structured data, then synthesize with literature-review workflows - •
pubmed-database— Use PubMed for broad searches, BGPT for deep experimental data - •
biorxiv-database— Combine preprint discovery with full-text data extraction - •
citation-management— Manage citations from BGPT search results