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:

{ "mcpServers": { "bgpt": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/sse"] } } }

npm (alternative)

npx bgpt-mcp

Usage

Once configured, use the search_papers tool provided by the BGPT MCP server:

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