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From: connerlambden <connerlambden12@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:42:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add BGPT paper search skill

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+name: bgpt-paper-search
+description: Search scientific papers and retrieve structured experimental data extracted from full-text studies via the BGPT MCP server. Returns 25+ fields per paper including methods, results, sample sizes, quality scores, and conclusions. Use for literature reviews, evidence synthesis, and finding experimental details not available in abstracts alone.
+allowed-tools: Bash
+license: MIT
+metadata:
+    skill-author: BGPT
+    website: https://bgpt.pro/mcp
+    github: https://github.com/connerlambden/bgpt-mcp
+---
+
+# BGPT Paper Search
+
+## Overview
+
+BGPT is a remote MCP server that searches a curated database of scientific papers built from raw experimental data extracted from full-text studies. Unlike traditional literature databases that return titles and abstracts, BGPT returns structured data from the actual paper content — methods, quantitative results, sample sizes, quality assessments, and 25+ metadata fields per paper.
+
+## When to Use This Skill
+
+Use this skill when:
+- Searching for scientific papers with specific experimental details
+- Conducting systematic or scoping literature reviews
+- Finding quantitative results, sample sizes, or effect sizes across studies
+- Comparing methodologies used in different studies
+- Looking for papers with quality scores or evidence grading
+- Needing structured data from full-text papers (not just abstracts)
+- Building evidence tables for meta-analyses or clinical guidelines
+
+## Setup
+
+BGPT is a remote MCP server — no local installation required.
+
+### Claude Desktop / Claude Code
+
+Add to your MCP configuration:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "bgpt": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://bgpt.pro/mcp/sse"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### npm (alternative)
+
+```bash
+npx bgpt-mcp
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+Once configured, use the `search_papers` tool provided by the BGPT MCP server:
+
+```
+Search for papers about: "CRISPR gene editing efficiency in human cells"
+```
+
+The server returns structured results including:
+- **Title, authors, journal, year, DOI**
+- **Methods**: Experimental techniques, models, protocols
+- **Results**: Key findings with quantitative data
+- **Sample sizes**: Number of subjects/samples
+- **Quality scores**: Study quality assessments
+- **Conclusions**: Author conclusions and implications
+
+## Pricing
+
+- **Free tier**: 50 searches per network, no API key required
+- **Paid**: $0.01 per result with an API key from [bgpt.pro/mcp](https://bgpt.pro/mcp)
+
+## Complementary Skills
+
+Pairs well with:
+- `literature-review` — Use BGPT to gather structured data, then synthesize with literature-review workflows
+- `pubmed-database` — Use PubMed for broad searches, BGPT for deep experimental data
+- `biorxiv-database` — Combine preprint discovery with full-text data extraction
+- `citation-management` — Manage citations from BGPT search results