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mendeley_search_catalog

MCP tool from Mendeley MCP by pallaprolus

Search Mendeley's global paper database

How to use it

mendeley_search_catalog is exposed by the Mendeley MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the mendeley_search_catalog tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Mendeley MCP

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

mendeley_add_document

Add a new document to your library

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_library

Search documents in your library

mendeley_update_document

Update bibliographic fields on an existing document