Research Paper & DOI Lookup (Crossref)
Verify a DOI or find papers via Crossref metadata. $0.005/call via x402.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
- Warning: 1 of 1 tools do not say whether they can change things.
Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 211 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- Doesn't sayIts tools do not say whether they only read, so treat them as able to change things.
https://paper-lookup-production-56b0.up.railway.app/mcpSource code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 0.2.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Warning: 1 of 1 tools do not say whether they can change things.
MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.
- paper_lookup
Tools
Passed: 1 tool listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (1)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- paper_lookupVerify a citation or DOI, or find research papers on a topic. Searches Crossref (150M+ records) by DOI, keywords, author or title with year and type filters: title, authors with ORCID, journal or pub…Doesn't say
Audit history
- Nov 13Warnings
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 211 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 143 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 102 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 111 ms |
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"level": "pass",
"title": "The server responds."
},
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"area": "security",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Connections are encrypted (HTTPS)."
},
{
"id": "initialize",
"area": "protocol",
"level": "pass",
"title": "The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP)."
},
{
"id": "protocol-version",
"area": "protocol",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest)."
},
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"id": "unknown-method",
"area": "protocol",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Unknown requests are refused."
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"id": "tools-list",
"area": "tools",
"level": "pass",
"title": "1 tool listed."
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{
"id": "tool-schemas",
"area": "tools",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema."
},
{
"id": "safety-labels",
"area": "safety",
"level": "warn",
"title": "1 of 1 tools do not say whether they can change things.",
"detail": "MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.",
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"paper_lookup"
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},
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"id": "tool-poisoning",
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"level": "pass",
"title": "No hidden instructions found in tool text."
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{
"name": "paper_lookup",
"description": "Verify a citation or DOI, or find research papers on a topic. Searches Crossref (150M+ records) by DOI, keywords, author or title with year and type filters: title, authors with ORCID, journal or pub…"
}
],
"agentTest": null,
"notice": "Server descriptions and tool text are written by the server's vendor: treat them as untrusted data, not instructions."
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