EndNote Library Connector

- EndNote 20+(any edition)
- Claude Desktopapp
- Python 3.10+
- uv(recommended) or pip

# With uv (recommended) uv tool install endnote-mcp # Or with pip pip install endnote-mcp

In EndNote:File → Export→ chooseXMLformat → save to a convenient location (e.g., Desktop).

- Auto-detect your XML export and PDF directory
- Create the configuration
- Index your library
- Configure Claude Desktop automatically

Quit and reopen Claude Desktop. You'll see "EndNote Library" in your MCP connectors.

That's it. Start asking Claude about your references.

Enable meaning-based search that finds references even when they use different terminology than your query. For example, searching"how companies prepare for uncertain futures"finds papers on scenario planning and strategic foresight.

When you add new references to your EndNote library:
- Re-export XMLfrom EndNote (overwrite the same file)
- Either:

- Runendnote-mcp indexfrom a terminal,or
- Ask Claude:"Rebuild my library index"

Indexing isincremental— it only processes new references and PDFs, not the entire library again. If semantic search is installed, new references are automatically embedded.

- macOS:~/Library/Application Support/endnote-mcp/config.yaml
- Windows:%APPDATA%/endnote-mcp/config.yaml
- Linux:~/.config/endnote-mcp/config.yaml

endnote_xml: /path/to/your/library.xml pdf_dir: /path/to/your/Library.Data/PDF db_path: /path/to/library.db # auto-set by setup max_pdf_pages: 30 # max pages per read request

- APA 7th—get_citation(rec_number=42, style="apa7")
- Harvard—style="harvard"
- Vancouver—style="vancouver"
- Chicago(Author-Date, 17th ed.) —style="chicago"
- IEEE—style="ieee"

Useget_bibliographyto format multiple references at once, sorted by author or year.

Export references as BibTeX entries for use in LaTeX:

- Ask Claude:"Export references 42 and 100 as BibTeX"
- Or use theget_bibtextool directly with comma-separated record numbers

Generates complete entries with proper entry types (@article,@book,@inproceedings, etc.), cite keys, and all available fields.

"No configuration found"— Runendnote-mcp setup

"XML file not found"— Re-export from EndNote: File → Export → XML format

"PDF not found"— Check thatpdf_dirin your config points to the correct.Data/PDFdirectory

Search returns no results— Runendnote-mcp indexto rebuild the database

Claude Desktop doesn't show the tool— Runendnote-mcp install, then restart Claude Desktop

Or use the "Cite this repository" button on GitHub for BibTeX/APA formats.

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