Remote MCP server for PubScope — journal trust scores, quartiles, indexing status and citation verification for AI assistants. No API key required.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add pubscope -- npx -y mcp-remote https://pubscope.org/api/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pubscope]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"]
# codex mcp add pubscope -- npx -y mcp-remote https://pubscope.org/api/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubscope": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"pubscope": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubscope": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubscope": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubscope": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"
]
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http pubscope https://pubscope.org/api/mcp --header 'X-Api-Key: <X_API_KEY>'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pubscope]
url = "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"
http_headers = { X-Api-Key = "<X_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add pubscope --url https://pubscope.org/api/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubscope": {
"url": "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"pubscope": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubscope": {
"httpUrl": "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubscope": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://pubscope.org/api/mcp",
"--header",
"X-Api-Key:<X_API_KEY>"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubscope": {
"url": "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}