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Q1 Crafter MCP

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Academic Research MCP Server for Claude Desktop

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🎓 Q1 Crafter MCP

Academic Research MCP Server for Claude Desktop
Automates the full research cycle — from source discovery across 18 databases
to Q1-quality, APA 7-formatted .docx output.

Features • Quick Start • Claude Desktop • Tools • Sources • Contributing

✨ Features

Category	Highlights
🔍 Multi-Source Search	Query 18 academic APIs in parallel with smart field-based routing
🔄 Intelligent Dedup	Two-phase deduplication: exact DOI match → fuzzy title (92% Levenshtein)
🇹🇷 Turkish Sources	Native support for TR Dizin, DergiPark (OAI-PMH), YÖK Tez Merkezi
📊 Literature Analysis	Gap detection, keyword extraction (TF-IDF), citation validation
📈 Visualizations	Publication trends, source distribution, citation network (Mermaid)
📝 APA 7 Engine	Full citation formatter — handles 1/2/3+/20+ author rules, DOI formatting
📄 DOCX Generator	One-click manuscript generation with title page, sections, references
⚡ Zero Config	Free sources work instantly; paid APIs activate when keys are provided

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

pip install q1-crafter-mcp

Configuration

# Copy the example env file
cp .env.example .env

# Add your API keys (optional — free sources work without any keys!)
# Edit .env and fill in the keys you have

Run

q1-crafter-mcp

🖥️ Claude Desktop Setup

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

📋 Windows — %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "q1-crafter": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "q1_crafter_mcp.server"],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-scopus-key",
        "IEEE_API_KEY": "your-ieee-key",
        "SPRINGER_API_KEY": "your-springer-key",
        "NCBI_API_KEY": "your-pubmed-key",
        "UNPAYWALL_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

📋 macOS / Linux — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "q1-crafter": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["-m", "q1_crafter_mcp.server"],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-scopus-key",
        "IEEE_API_KEY": "your-ieee-key",
        "SPRINGER_API_KEY": "your-springer-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

💡 Tip: You don't need all API keys! Free sources (arXiv, CrossRef, OpenAlex, PubMed, etc.) work out of the box. Add paid keys to unlock more databases.

🔧 Troubleshooting

❌ ENOENT error: spawn q1-crafter-mcp ENOENT

This means Claude Desktop can't find the executable. This is common on Windows because pip install puts scripts in a user directory that isn't in Claude Desktop's PATH.

Fix: Use python -m instead of the direct command (already shown in the config above). Make sure you're using:

"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "q1_crafter_mcp.server"]

Alternative fix: Use the full path to the executable:

# Find where it's installed:
pip show q1-crafter-mcp
# Look at the "Location" field, then the Scripts folder next to it

# Example: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\Scripts\q1-crafter-mcp.exe

Then use that full path in your config:

"command": "C:\\Users\\YourName\\AppData\\Roaming\\Python\\Python313\\Scripts\\q1-crafter-mcp.exe"

❌ Server disconnected immediately

Check that the package is installed correctly:

python -m q1_crafter_mcp.server

If you get an import error, reinstall:

pip install --force-reinstall q1-crafter-mcp

❌ No search results returned

Free sources (arXiv, CrossRef, OpenAlex) work without API keys
If you added API keys, verify they are correct in your Claude Desktop config
Run check_api_status tool in Claude to see which sources are available

🛠 Available Tools

🔍 Search Tools

Tool	Description
`search_academic`	Search up to 18 databases in parallel with smart routing
`search_by_doi`	Look up any paper by its DOI
`search_citations`	Find all papers that cite a given work
`search_references`	Get the reference list of a paper

📊 Analysis Tools

Tool	Description
`analyze_literature`	Identify research gaps, themes, trends, and top-cited papers
`validate_citations`	Bidirectional check: in-text citations ↔ reference list
`extract_keywords`	TF-IDF keyword extraction with bigram support

📈 Visualization Tools

Tool	Description
`generate_comparison_table`	Paper comparison tables (Markdown, CSV, APA format)
`generate_trend_chart`	Publication trend charts (base64 PNG, dark theme)
`generate_citation_network`	Citation network visualization (Mermaid diagram)

📝 Output Tools

Tool	Description
`write_section`	Academic section scaffolding with IMRaD templates
`format_references_apa7`	APA 7th edition reference list formatter
`build_docx`	Generate formatted `.docx` manuscript
`check_api_status`	Check which API sources are available

🌐 Supported Sources

🆓 Free (No Key)	🔑 Free (Key Required)	🏛️ Institutional	🇹🇷 Turkish
arXiv CrossRef OpenAlex Europe PMC DOAJ BASE	Semantic Scholar PubMed (NCBI) CORE Unpaywall	Scopus (Elsevier) Web of Science IEEE Xplore Springer Nature ScienceDirect Dimensions	TR Dizin DergiPark (OAI-PMH) YÖK Tez Merkezi

🏗 Architecture

q1-crafter-mcp/
├── src/q1_crafter_mcp/
│   ├── server.py            # MCP server + 14 tool registrations
│   ├── config.py            # Settings & API key management
│   ├── models.py            # Pydantic data models
│   └── tools/
│       ├── search/          # 18 API clients + aggregator + dedup
│       ├── analysis/        # Gap analyzer, keywords, summarizer
│       ├── visualization/   # Charts, tables, citation network
│       └── output/          # APA formatter, section writer, DOCX
├── tests/                   # 120 unit tests
├── pyproject.toml
└── .env.example

How It Works

graph LR
    A[Claude Desktop] -->|MCP| B[Q1 Crafter Server]
    B --> C[🔍 Search 18 APIs]
    C --> D[🔄 Deduplicate]
    D --> E[📊 Analyze]
    E --> F[📈 Visualize]
    E --> G[📝 APA 7 Format]
    G --> H[📄 .docx Output]

Search — Queries up to 18 databases in parallel, routes by field (medicine → PubMed, CS → Semantic Scholar)
Deduplicate — Removes duplicates via exact DOI + fuzzy title matching (92% threshold)
Analyze — Identifies themes, gaps, trends, and extracts keywords
Visualize — Generates charts, tables, and citation networks
Format — Applies APA 7th edition rules for citations and references
Output — Assembles everything into a formatted .docx manuscript

📖 Usage Example

Just ask Claude naturally:

🗣 "Search for papers about machine learning in drug discovery from 2020-2024, analyze the results, and generate a literature review section with APA 7 citations."

Claude will automatically:

Search across available databases
Deduplicate and rank results
Analyze themes and identify gaps
Generate formatted citations
Write a structured section with proper references

🔑 API Key Setup

Source	How to Get Key	Cost
Semantic Scholar	semanticscholar.org/product/api	Free
PubMed (NCBI)	ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account	Free
CORE	core.ac.uk/services/api	Free
Scopus	dev.elsevier.com	Institutional
IEEE Xplore	developer.ieee.org	Paid
Springer	dev.springernature.com	Free tier
Dimensions	dimensions.ai	Free for research

🧪 Development

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/ZaEyAsa/q1-crafter-mcp.git
cd q1-crafter-mcp

# Install with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Lint
ruff check src/

📊 Test Coverage

Module	Tests	What's Covered
Models	15	Paper, Author, SearchConfig, serialization
APA Formatter	18	In-text, references, ordering, Turkish chars
Config	10	Source availability, key management
Dedup	9	DOI match, fuzzy title, metadata richness
Analysis	18	Gap analysis, keywords, summarizer, citations
Visualization	17	Charts, tables, citation networks
Output	12	Section writer, DOCX generator
Search Base	7	Client lifecycle, safe_search
Total	120	All passing ✅

📄 License

MIT © ZaEyAsa

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