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Crossref (BYOK)

Search scholarly works, journals, funders, publishers and DOI prefixes in the Crossref metadata index with your own Metadata Plus token

Unify Dynamics LLC

Tools12read-only
Sign-inBYOKbring your own key
Key keptNeverused for one call only
PriceFreeoptional Pro limits
ProviderCrossrefunofficial, not affiliated
Works withMCP · RESTany agent

Try asking

Real questions, and the tools your agent calls to answer them.

Find recent journal articles about CRISPR base editing
Tools called
search_works
Show the Crossref metadata for DOI 10.1038/nature14539
Tools called
get_work
Which registration agency issued DOI 10.5281/zenodo.1234?
Tools called
get_doi_agency
Which journals in Crossref have 'marine biology' in the title?
Tools called
search_journals
Tell me about the journal with ISSN 0028-0836
Tools called
get_journal
List the most cited articles in the journal with ISSN 0028-0836
Tools called
list_journal_works

About

Crossref (BYOK) lets an AI assistant read your own Crossref data through the Crossref API with a key you supply (Crossref Metadata Plus API token). Read-only: 12 tools (search_works, get_work, get_doi_agency, search_journals, get_journal, list_journal_works, search_funders, get_funder, list_funder_works, search_members, get_member, get_prefix). The BYOK key travels with each request, is used for that one call only and is never stored, logged or cached; it is only ever sent to api.crossref.org. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Crossref. Crossref and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.

Sources: Live from the Crossref API (api.crossref.org) with a BYOK key; documentation: https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/. Endpoints checked against that documentation on 2026-10-16.

Privacy

The publisher, Unify Dynamics LLC, states that tool inputs are processed in memory and not retained.

Data not collectedNo account, no profile, no stored prompts or results.

What it can do

12 tools, grouped by job. Every one is read-only or compute-only.

OpenAPI
Read your data12 tools
  • Search worksSearch Crossref works (journal articles, books, preprints, datasets and more) by free text, author, journal and filters; returns DOI, title,…
  • Get workGet the Crossref record of one work by DOI: title, authors, journal, dates, publisher, type, references count, funders, license and links.
  • Get doi agencyFind which DOI registration agency (Crossref, DataCite and so on) a DOI belongs to.
  • Search journalsSearch journals known to Crossref by title, with publisher, ISSNs and DOI counts.
  • Get journalGet one journal by ISSN: title, publisher, ISSNs, subjects and DOI counts per year.
  • List journal worksList works published in one journal (by ISSN), with the same search, filter and sort options as the general search.
  • Search fundersSearch the Open Funder Registry by funder name; returns funder id, name, country and work counts.
  • Get funderGet one funder by its registry id, including alternative names and sub-organizations.
  • List funder worksList works that acknowledge one funder, with search, filter and sort options.
  • Search membersSearch Crossref member organizations (mostly publishers) by name; returns id, name, location, DOI prefixes and DOI counts.
  • Get memberGet one Crossref member by id: name, location, prefixes, DOI counts and metadata coverage.
  • Get prefixGet the owner of a DOI prefix: the member name and prefix.

Information

PublisherUnify Dynamics LLC
CategoryScience
LanguagesEnglish
Built forWorldwide
CompatibilityAny MCP client · any agent · REST
Version0.1.0
MCP endpointhttps://byok-crossref.connectorbay.com/mcp
REST APIopenapi.json
SupportGet help · Status
CountryWorldwide
FunctionOther
LayerDeep connectors

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BYOK: bring your own keyThis connector uses your own Crossref Crossref Metadata Plus API token. Create one at https://www.crossref.org/services/metadata-delivery/plus-service/, with the fewest permissions it needs (read-only if the provider offers it). Your assistant sends it in the X-Upstream-Key header with every request. It is used for that one call only: never stored, logged or cached, and only ever sent to Crossref. Revoke it at the provider whenever you like. Unofficial connector: not affiliated with Crossref.