pallaprolus/mendeley-mcp

v0.2.0 Breaking

This release includes 1 breaking change for platform teams planning a safe upgrade.

Published 3d MCP Data & Storage

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Topics

academic ai bibliography citations llm mcp

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mendeley model-context-protocol python reference-manager research

Affected surfaces

breaking_upgrade deps

ReleasePort's take

Light signal

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v0.2.0 raises the minimum MCP dependency to version 1.19.0 and adds folder management tools, a new file‑download utility, metadata enhancements, and stricter API response validation.

Why it matters: Projects must upgrade their MCP dependency to ≥1.19.0 before using this release; failure triggers incompatibility errors.

Summary

AI summary

Minimum MCP dependency raised to version 1.19.0.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature
Feature	Medium	Adds folder management tools: create, rename, delete folders and add documents to folders. Adds folder management tools: create, rename, delete folders and add documents to folders. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-13 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Adds `mendeley_get_file_content` tool to download document PDFs as MCP resources (max 10 MB). Adds `mendeley_get_file_content` tool to download document PDFs as MCP resources (max 10 MB). Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-13 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Low	Adds title and description metadata to all tools and a Tool Reference section in the README. Adds title and description metadata to all tools and a Tool Reference section in the README. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-13 Confidence: high	—
Dependency	Medium	Raises minimum `mcp` dependency to version 1.19.0. Raises minimum `mcp` dependency to version 1.19.0. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-13 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Shape-validates Mendeley API responses before use and validates token responses during authentication. Shape-validates Mendeley API responses before use and validates token responses during authentication. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-13 Confidence: high	—

Full changelog

Added

Folder management tools: mendeley_create_folder (with nesting and group support), mendeley_rename_folder, mendeley_delete_folder, and mendeley_add_document_to_folder — adapted from #2 by @im-alexandre, who is credited as co-author on the feature commit
mendeley_get_file_content — download a document's attached PDF as an embedded MCP resource, capped at 10 MB (override with MENDELEY_MCP_MAX_FILE_BYTES)
Title and description metadata on all tools, plus a Tool Reference section in the README
Server and client test suites

Changed

Mendeley API responses are shape-validated before use; token responses validated during auth
Minimum mcp dependency raised to 1.19.0 — earlier SDK versions mangle a CallToolResult returned from a tool over the wire

Install: pip install mendeley-mcp==0.2.0

Full changelog: https://github.com/pallaprolus/mendeley-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Breaking Changes

Minimum `mcp` dependency raised to version 1.19.0; earlier SDK versions cause malformed `CallToolResult` responses.

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MCP server for Mendeley reference manager. Search your library, browse folders, get document metadata, search the global catalog, and add papers to your collection.

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