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Stanford bioRxiv MCP. Track Science From Preprint to Publication

Stanford bioRxiv connects your AI agent directly to the world's leading open-access preprints for biology (bioRxiv) and health sciences (medRxiv). Use this MCP to search, track revisions, and find cutting-edge research papers months before they appear in peer-reviewed journals. It lets you explore deep scientific categories like genomics, oncology, and neuroscience by date range or author institution.

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Retrieve full paper details by DOI

Find a preprint's title, authors, abstract, and institutional affiliation using its unique Digital Object Identifier.

Monitor manuscript revision history

Trace the evolution of an idea by retrieving every version a preprint has gone through over time.

Track publication status

Determine if a specific preprint has been accepted and published in a formal, peer-reviewed journal.

Browse the latest submissions

Get immediate access to the most recent papers submitted across both bioRxiv and medRxiv categories.

Filter by scientific discipline

Narrow down results instantly using specialized subject feeds, such as genomics, epidemiology, or cell biology.

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What AI agents can do with Stanford bioRxiv: 15 Tools for Scientific Discovery

These tools let you systematically query vast scientific repositories, enabling precise searches across specific disciplines, date ranges, and author institutions.

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Get Preprint

Searches both bioRxiv and medRxiv. Returns title, authors, corresponding author and institution, date, version, category, abstract, and...

Get Preprint Versions

Preprints on bioRxiv/medRxiv can be updated multiple times. This lets you see the...

Get Published Tracking

Shows the preprint DOI, published DOI, journal name, and publication date. Essential...

Get Published Version

Returns the published DOI, journal citation, and publication date. Essential for...

Get Recent Biorxiv

Default is 7 days. Essential for staying at the cutting edge of biological research...

Get Recent Medrxiv

Covers clinical medicine, epidemiology, public health, and health systems research. Critical for monitoring emerging health research before...

Search Biorxiv

The bioRxiv API returns preprints in batches of 100. Use the date interval format "YYYY-MM-DD/YYYY-MM-DD" (e.g. "2024-01-01/2024-01-31")...

Search By Category

bioRxiv categories include: neuroscience, genomics, bioinformatics, cell_biology...

Search By Institution

Use this to explore what institutions are producing preprints in a given time...

Search Cancer

Covers tumor biology, oncogenomics, cancer immunology, drug resistance, and...

Search Cell Biology

Covers cell signaling, organelle biology, cytoskeleton, cell division, stem cells...

Search Epidemiology

Covers disease surveillance, outbreak analysis, population health, health policy, and clinical epidemiology. Critical for public health...

Search Genomics

Covers genome sequencing, gene regulation, epigenomics, metagenomics, and computational genomics — core disciplines in modern...

Search Immunology

Covers immune system research, host-pathogen interactions, vaccine development...

Search Medrxiv

medRxiv covers clinical research, epidemiology, public health, and health policy...

Search Neuroscience

Neuroscience is one of the largest and most active categories, covering brain...

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Stanford bioRxiv MCP is compatible with Claude

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Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

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Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

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The Manual Struggle of Finding Cutting-Edge Science

Today, tracking novel research is an exhausting process. You have to jump between multiple preprint sites, manually copy DOI numbers, and cross-reference dates just to figure out if a finding is new or already published. This means wasting hours sifting through thousands of abstracts that might be outdated or incomplete.

With this MCP, you don't do the heavy lifting anymore. You tell your agent what topic you need—say, neuroscience preprints from Q2—and it pulls everything together instantly. You get a structured list containing all the necessary metadata and links to the latest submissions.

Get Scientific Certainty with `get_published_tracking`

The biggest frustration is ambiguity: Is this finding preliminary, or has it passed rigorous review? You waste time checking multiple databases to verify the status of a DOI.

Now, running `get_published_tracking` tells you immediately if that preprint made it through the peer-review process. It gives you definitive answers about whether the work is published in a journal and when—no more guesswork.

What Stanford bioRxiv MCP does for your AI

Need the absolute latest science? This MCP connects your AI agent straight into bioRxiv and medRxiv—the major repositories where researchers post preprints for biology and health sciences. Instead of waiting months for journal publication, you get access to findings the day they are shared.

It’s built for anyone who needs to know what's happening at the cutting edge of research. You can filter papers by specific disciplines—think cancer immunology or developmental biology—or track how a single manuscript changes over time by checking its full revision history. Furthermore, you don't have to guess if a preprint made it into print; the MCP tracks which preprints eventually become published in peer-reviewed journals.

By connecting this functionality through Vinkius, your AI client can act as an instant research librarian, pulling together complex metadata like DOI numbers and author affiliations across massive datasets of scientific findings.

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Frequently asked questions about Stanford bioRxiv MCP

How do I find the most recent preprints using Stanford bioRxiv MCP? +

You can use get_recent_biorxiv for general biological updates, or if you're focused on health, run get_recent_medrxiv. These tools pull the absolute latest submissions across their respective platforms.

Can I check if a preprint was published using Stanford bioRxiv MCP? +

Yes, use get_published_tracking with the DOI. This tool tells you if the work has been accepted into a peer-reviewed journal and provides citation details.

What is the best way to search for cancer research preprints? +

Use the dedicated search_cancer tool. This focuses your search specifically on tumor biology, oncogenomics, and related areas within both bioRxiv and medRxiv.

How do I see if a preprint was updated? +

You must run get_preprint_versions on the DOI. This function provides the full revision history, letting you track how authors changed their data or conclusions over time.

Which tool should I use to find papers from a specific date range? +

For biology, run search_biorxiv using the 'YYYY-MM-DD/YYYY-MM-DD' interval. For health sciences, use search_medrxiv with the same date format.