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Use DBLP with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search millions of computer science publications, find author profiles, and explore academic citation networks across conferences.

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Complete set · 16 capabilities

The complete DBLP capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with DBLP.

Capability set01 / 04

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through DBLP.

  1. 01

    Get coauthors

    Returns a ranked list of collaborators ordered by number of joint publications. Essential for understanding research collaboration patterns. Get co-author network of a researcher

  2. 02

    Get venue

    Use conference abbreviations (ICML, NeurIPS, SIGMOD) or full journal names. Get venue details (conference or journal)

  3. 03

    Get venue publications

    Essential for exploring what was published at a particular conference edition (e.g. NeurIPS 2024). Get papers published at a specific venue

  4. 04

    Search authors

    Returns author names, DBLP profile URLs, and disambiguation notes. DBLP meticulously disambiguates authors with the same name. Search computer science authors on DBLP

Capability set02 / 04

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through DBLP.

  1. 05

    Search in venue

    Combine a venue name with an optional topic query to find relevant papers at a particular venue. Search for papers within a specific venue

  2. 06

    Search systems papers

    Search systems papers at top venues

  3. 07

    Get author

    The PID can be found in DBLP URLs (e.g. for "https://dblp.org/pid/b/YoshuaBengio" the PID is "b/YoshuaBengio"). Get author profile by DBLP PID

  4. 08

    Get author publications

    Returns up to 40 most recent publications with full metadata. Use the author name as it appears on DBLP. Get all publications by a specific author

Capability set03 / 04

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through DBLP.

  1. 09

    Get author stats

    Essential for evaluating research productivity and impact. Get publication statistics for an author

  2. 10

    Get publication

    G. "journals/cacm/Knuth74", "conf/nips/VaswaniSPUJGKP17"). The key uniquely identifies every record in DBLP. Get publication details by DBLP key

  3. 11

    Search AI papers

    These are the premier conferences for artificial intelligence and machine learning research. Search AI and machine learning papers at top venues

  4. 12

    Search by year

    Useful for tracking research trends over time or finding papers from a specific conference edition. Search publications filtered by year

Capability set04 / 04

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through DBLP.

  1. 13

    Search database papers

    Search database papers at top venues

  2. 14

    Search publications

    Covers all major conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, SIGMOD, VLDB, OSDI) and journals (JACM, TOCS, VLDBJ). Returns titles, authors, venues, years, DOIs, and DBLP keys. Search 6M+ computer science publications on DBLP

  3. 15

    Search theory papers

    Search theoretical CS papers at top venues

  4. 16

    Search venues

    Returns venue names, DBLP URLs, and types. Search CS conferences and journals

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Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 16 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of DBLP, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with DBLP. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

DBLP Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_wzl6VtvevfVn9IEOYWvCdabRrYOt5ifiQq6nWAJS/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — DBLP capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mit-dblp-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_wzl6VtvevfVn9IEOYWvCdabRrYOt5ifiQq6nWAJS/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions DBLP owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key?

    No. The DBLP API is completely free and public. No authentication required.

  • 02

    What venues does DBLP cover?

    DBLP indexes all major CS conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, SIGMOD, OSDI, STOC) and journals (JACM, TOCS, IEEE TPAMI). It covers over 6 million publications from thousands of venues worldwide.

  • 03

    Can I find co-author networks?

    Yes. DBLP maintains detailed co-author relationships. You can explore an author's collaborators, see shared publications, and map research networks across institutions.

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