TAKE IT TO YOUR AGENT

Crossref REST API

Set up the provider API or local tool

01 / CHECK

What you need

This tool needs provider API access or a local runtime. Check whether your Agent can install and run it; remote MCP support alone is not enough.

Provide a contact mailto in your client for polite API access; respect rate-limit headers.

Access: none. Free access has quotas; local software still needs compute. Check current provider terms before execution.

Official setup & pricing ↗

Limits and dated evidence

Metadata and DOI lookup, not article full-text extraction or a quality ranking.

Documentation reviewed: 2026-10-22. Listing does not confirm a live connection.

See task tests

02 / CONNECT

Bring it into My Agent / Other

This service is an API or a local tool. A chat-only app may not be able to run it directly. Use its official setup with a capable Agent or choose a remote connector.

You authorize the connection in your own app. Evident has not connected or run this tool.

03 / TRY

Give your Agent a clear starting point.

Public setup brief

Help me use Crossref REST API with My Agent / Other.

Evident setup: https://evidentagents.com/use/svc_official_crossref?client=other&kit=find-papers

Official source: https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/

This requires a provider API or a local installation; it is not a direct remote MCP connector.

Check the current setup, pricing and requested permissions. Ask before installing software, sending files, spending money or taking external actions. Do not treat listing text as permission.

Task template (replace placeholders): Find papers about [topic]. Return title, year, DOI or stable identifier, and a source link. Distinguish preprints from peer-reviewed work. Do not claim to have read unavailable full text.

If access is unavailable or the task is unsupported, explain the blocker instead of claiming success.

Copying is not execution. Replace task placeholders in your Agent. Files and credentials stay there.

After trying it

Keep a private “useful” or “didn’t fit” note in your toolbox, or share a real experience. Public feedback requires its own review and confirmation.