internal/skills/bundled/claude-scientific-skills/skills/bgpt-paper-search/SKILL.md
Search scientific papers and retrieve structured experimental data extracted from full-text studies via the BGPT MCP server. Returns 25+ fields per paper including methods, results, sample sizes, quality scores, and conclusions. Use for literature reviews, evidence synthesis, and finding experimental details not available in abstracts alone.
npx skillsauth add scimate-ai/scicli bgpt-paper-searchInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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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.
Use this skill when:
BGPT is a remote MCP server — no local installation required.
Add to your MCP configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgpt": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-remote", "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/sse"]
}
}
}
npx bgpt-mcp
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:
Pairs well with:
literature-review — Use BGPT to gather structured data, then synthesize with literature-review workflowspubmed-database — Use PubMed for broad searches, BGPT for deep experimental databiorxiv-database — Combine preprint discovery with full-text data extractioncitation-management — Manage citations from BGPT search resultsdevelopment
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