MCP Server

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude connect to external data sources and tools. BizPub.ai provides an MCP server so you can search and explore business research papers directly from your AI assistant.

Setup

Connect directly to the hosted MCP server — no installation required.

Server URL:

https://bizpub.ai/mcp

Claude Desktop / Claude.ai:

1. Go to Settings > Connectors
2. Click the + button
3. Enter the server URL above
4. Click Add

Claude Code:

claude mcp add bizpub --transport http https://bizpub.ai/mcp

Cursor:

In Cursor settings, add a new MCP server:

• Type: HTTP
• URL: https://bizpub.ai/mcp

Any MCP client (generic config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bizpub": {
      "url": "https://bizpub.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Example Prompts

Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant questions like:

• "Search for recent papers on AI in management science"
• "Find papers by Author Name"
• "What are the top universities publishing in UTD24 journals?"
• "Show me details about this paper: [DOI]"
• "Which business schools published the most in the Journal of Finance last year?"
• "What are the trending keywords in IS research?"

Authentication

The MCP server requires authentication via OAuth 2.0. When you connect through Claude Desktop or other MCP clients, you'll be redirected to sign in with your BizPub.ai account (Google, GitHub, or magic link). This gives you access to personalized features like bookmarks.

Available Tools

The BizPub.ai MCP server exposes the following tools:

search_articles

Search articles by keyword, author name, journal, or year range. Returns paginated results with titles, authors, DOIs, and citation counts.

Parameters:

view_article

View full details of an article including abstract, authors with affiliations, keywords, citations, and attachments.

Parameters:

list_journals

List all journals tracked by BizPub with article counts, publisher, field, and ranking info (UTD24, FT50, ABS, ABDC).

view_journal

View detailed information about a specific journal.

Parameters:

search

Quick search across authors, articles, and organizations. Returns top matches.

Parameters:

university_rankings

View university/organization rankings by publication count.

Parameters:

author_rankings

View author rankings by publication count. Same filters as university rankings.

author_papers

View all papers by a specific author.

Parameters:

university_papers

View all papers affiliated with a university/organization.

Parameters:

articles_by_keyword

Find articles tagged with a specific keyword.

Parameters:

publication_trends

View publication count trends over time, optionally filtered by journals.

keyword_trends

View trending keywords and keyword cloud data across all articles.

get_stats

Get BizPub database statistics: total articles, authors, journals, and year range.

my_bookmarks

View your bookmarked articles (requires authentication).

Parameters:

save_bookmark

Bookmark an article for later reading (requires authentication).

Parameters:

remove_bookmark

Remove a bookmarked article (requires authentication).

Parameters: