get_reference_details
Full metadata for a reference (abstract, keywords, DOI, etc.)
How to use it
get_reference_details is exposed by the Endnote MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_reference_details tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Endnote MCP
uv tool install endnote-mcpOther tools in Endnote MCP (11)
Find similar references (uses embeddings when available)
Generate a formatted bibliography for multiple references
Export references as BibTeX entries for LaTeX
Format as APA 7th, Harvard, Vancouver, Chicago, or IEEE
Broad topic-based listing
Read specific pages from a PDF attachment
Re-index after updating your EndNote library
Search inside PDF content — find concepts, quotes, methods
Combined metadata + PDF search in one call
Search by author, title, year, keywords, abstract (BM25 ranked, with DOI links)
Search by meaning using AI embeddings (requires endnote-mcp[semantic])