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Search DBLP's computer science bibliography, fetch publication records and BibTeX, look up authors and venues, and estimate publication trends from live DBLP results.

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Domain knowledge for DBLP — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

DBLP

DBLP indexes computer science publications, authors, venues, and bibliography records. It is best for finding papers and metadata, not for citation counts or full-text analysis.

Workflows

  • Literature review: search publications with a focused topic query, then fetch publication records for promising keys when the user needs full metadata or BibTeX.
  • Author lookup: search author info first, then search publications by the exact author name; use coauthor network only when the user asks about collaborations.
  • Venue lookup: use venue info when the user already has a DBLP venue key such as conf/icml or journals/corr; otherwise search publications by venue name and year.
  • Trend analysis: use publication trends for rough DBLP search-result counts over recent years. Treat it as bibliography-search evidence, not a citation or impact metric.
  • Citation questions: DBLP does not expose citation counts through its public bibliography record endpoint. Use publication records for DOI/BibTeX metadata, and state that citation count is unavailable from DBLP.

Gotchas

  • Publication keys look like conf/xpu/RasheedWSKA0SA24 or journals/corr/abs-2402-01411.
  • Venue keys look like conf/icml or journals/corr.
  • DBLP search is literal and bibliography-focused. If an exact phrase has no hits, broaden the query with related terms and say when the exact phrase was not found.
  • DBLP records expose metadata and BibTeX, but usually not abstracts, full text, or citation counts.

Tools in this Server (6)

Get Author Info

Retrieve detailed information about DBLP authors. Searches DBLP author profiles and returns matching author names and profile URLs. Use publication s...

Get Coauthor Network

Retrieve co-author network information for DBLP authors. Returns collaboration networks and co-author relationships from publication data.

Get Publication

Retrieve detailed information about a specific DBLP publication. Fetches the live DBLP record for a publication key and returns structured metadata, ...

Get Publication Trends

Analyze publication trends over time for authors, venues, or topics. Derives yearly counts from live DBLP publication-search results. Use this for ro...

Get Venue Info

Retrieve information about DBLP venues (conferences/journals). Checks whether a DBLP venue page exists for a venue key such as `conf/icml` or `journa...

Search Publications

Search DBLP's extensive computer science bibliography. Returns publication search results with DBLP keys, titles, authors, venues, years, DOIs when p...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DBLP MCP server?

Search DBLP's computer science bibliography, fetch publication records and BibTeX, look up authors and venues, and estimate publication trends from live DBLP results. It provides 6 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect DBLP to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/dblp. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does DBLP provide?

DBLP provides 6 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does DBLP require?

DBLP uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

Connect DBLP to any MCP client in minutes

MCP URL
https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/dblp
Claude.aiCursorVS CodeVS Code InsidersGooseLM StudioCherry StudioChatGPT

One-click install:

Install on Claude.aiInstall for organization (admins)

The link prefills the Add custom connector dialog — you still review the values and click Add, then Connect to complete OAuth.

Or add manually

  1. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click the + button and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Set Name to DBLP and paste the MCP URL into Remote MCP server URL.
  4. Click Add. DBLP will appear under Not connected — select it and click Connect to complete OAuth.
Name: DBLP
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/dblp
Authentication: OAuth

Custom connectors at claude.ai require a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise).

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