kci-openapi-mcp
io.github.rubato103/kci-openapi-mcp
About kci-openapi-mcp
kci-openapi-mcp is an MCP server published by the GitHub account rubato103. KCI (Korea Citation Index) literature & citation search via REST Open API + OAI-PMH
It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the MCP bundle package kci-openapi-mcp.mcpb at version 0.1.3.
It asks for one secret: KCI_API_KEY. Give it a key with the least access that still works.
Version 0.1.3 was published on 4 August 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.
Written from the registry entry. 8 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 6 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.
What it asks for
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
KCI_API_KEY | No | Yes | KCI REST Open API key (issued at open.kci.go.kr). Not needed for OAI-PMH harvesting. |
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/rubato103/KCI_openAPI |
| Version pinned | Pass | Every package has an explicit version |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for 1 secret: KCI_API_KEY |
| Known package registry | Pass | All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account rubato103 |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
| Code red flags | Pass | Read 1 files in the bundle: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found |
| Text aimed at the AI | Pass | No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 1 files, including comments and the README |
Popularity & health: 59 / 100
Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.
1 forks, 0 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
What people say
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Facts
| Registry name | io.github.rubato103/kci-openapi-mcp |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account rubato103 |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account rubato103. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code. |
| Type | Local: runs on your machine from a package |
| Packages | mcpb https://github.com/rubato103/KCI_openAPI/releases/download/v0.1.3/kci-openapi-mcp.mcpb 0.1.3 (stdio) |
| Version | 0.1.3 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/rubato103/KCI_openAPI |
| Website | https://github.com/rubato103/KCI_openAPI |
| Category | Search & web (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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