mendeley_add_document

MCP tool from Mendeley MCP by pallaprolus

Add a new document to your library

How to use it

Project documentation lists mendeley_add_document for the Mendeley MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Mendeley MCP

$npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector mendeley-mcp
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Other tools in Mendeley MCP (17)

mendeley_add_document_to_folder

Add an existing document to an existing folder

mendeley_create_folder

Create a folder in your library, optionally under a parent folder or group

mendeley_delete_document

Permanently delete a document from your library

mendeley_delete_folder

Delete an existing folder

mendeley_export_bibtex

Export a document or folder as BibTeX

mendeley_get_annotations

Get your PDF highlights and notes on a document

mendeley_get_by_doi

Look up a paper by DOI

mendeley_get_document

Get full details of a specific document

mendeley_get_document_text

Extract the full text of a document's attached PDF so the model can read the paper

mendeley_get_file_content

Download the first attached file for a library or catalog document

mendeley_list_documents

List documents, optionally filtered by folder

mendeley_list_folders

List all folders/collections

mendeley_remove_document_from_folder

Remove a document from a folder without deleting it

mendeley_rename_folder

Rename an existing folder

mendeley_search_catalog

Search Mendeley's global paper database

mendeley_search_library

Search documents in your library

mendeley_update_document

Update bibliographic fields on an existing document