Figshare MCP connector
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Figshare is a research data platform for hosting, sharing, and managing scholarly articles, collections, and datasets across institutions. The Figshare MCP connector allows AI agents to create, update, and search research articles, and to generate account and usage reports. It also supports managing article authorship, retrieving article details, and deleting content across institutional accounts.
Authentication type
- OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code - Requires a one-time user login to authorize the agent to access the service on their behalf.
Uses
Use the Figshare MCP connector to perform the following actions:
- Publish research articles and datasets directly to Figshare from any workflow
- Track article authorship, categories, and confidentiality settings in one place
- Automate file uploads and downloads for large research datasets
- Control embargo periods to manage when research becomes public
- Generate account and article reports for compliance and auditing
- Search and retrieve private articles before public release
- Share research securely with private links for collaborators
- Coordinate author and category metadata across research outputs
Example prompts
Use the following example prompts to invoke Figshare MCP connector tools from your AI assistant or Boomi Connect workflow:
Show me all my private articles in Figshare.Create a new article in Figshare for my latest study.Who are the authors listed on my Figshare article about coral reefs.Update the embargo date on my Figshare dataset.Generate a report of all articles in my Figshare account.Add a new category to my Figshare article.Create a private link so my collaborator can view my unpublished article.Delete the old file attached to my Figshare article.What's the confidentiality status of my Figshare article?List all files uploaded to my latest Figshare article.
Figshare MCP connector tools
The Figshare MCP connector provides the following tools. Each tool maps to a specific action you can invoke from your AI agent or automation.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| private_account | Private Account information |
| private_articles_list | Private Articles |
| private_article_create | Create new Article |
| account_article_report | Account Article Report |
| account_article_report_generate | Initiate a new Report |
| private_articles_search | Private Articles search |
| private_article_delete | Delete article |
| private_article_details | Article details |
| private_article_update | Update article |
| private_article_authors_list | List article authors |
| private_article_authors_add | Add article authors |
| private_article_authors_replace | Replace article authors |
| private_article_author_delete | Delete article author |
| private_article_categories_list | List article categories |
| private_article_categories_add | Add article categories |
| private_article_categories_replace | Replace article categories |
| private_article_category_delete | Delete article category |
| private_article_confidentiality_delete | Delete article confidentiality |
| private_article_confidentiality_details | Article confidentiality details |
| private_article_confidentiality_update | Update article confidentiality |
| private_article_embargo_delete | Delete Article Embargo |
| private_article_embargo_details | Article Embargo Details |
| private_article_embargo_update | Update Article Embargo |
| private_article_files_list | List article files |
| private_article_upload_initiate | Initiate Upload |
| private_article_file_delete | File Delete |
| private_article_file | Single File |
| private_article_upload_complete | Complete Upload |
| private_article_private_link | List private links |
| private_article_private_link_create | Create private link |
| private_article_private_link_delete | Disable private link |
| private_article_private_link_update | Update private link |
| private_article_publish | Private Article Publish |
| private_article_reserve_doi | Private Article Reserve DOI |
| private_article_reserve_handle | Private Article Reserve Handle |
| private_article_resource | Private Article Resource |
| article_version_update | Update article version |
| article_version_update_thumb | Update article version thumbnail |
| private_authors_search | Search Authors |
| private_author_details | Author details |
| private_categories_list | Private Account Categories |
| private_collections_list | Private Collections List |
| private_collection_create | Create collection |
| private_collections_search | Private Collections Search |
| private_collection_delete | Delete collection |
| private_collection_details | Collection details |
| private_collection_update | Update collection |
| private_collection_articles_list | List collection articles |
| private_collection_articles_add | Add collection articles |
| private_collection_articles_replace | Replace collection articles |
| private_collection_article_delete | Delete collection article |
| private_collection_authors_list | List collection authors |
| private_collection_authors_add | Add collection authors |
| private_collection_authors_replace | Replace collection authors |
| private_collection_author_delete | Delete collection author |
| private_collection_categories_list | List collection categories |
| private_collection_categories_add | Add collection categories |
| private_collection_categories_replace | Replace collection categories |
| private_collection_category_delete | Delete collection category |
| private_collection_private_links_list | List collection private links |
| private_collection_private_link_create | Create collection private link |
| private_collection_private_link_delete | Disable private link |
| private_collection_private_link_update | Update collection private link |
| private_collection_publish | Private Collection Publish |
| private_collection_reserve_doi | Private Collection Reserve DOI |
| private_collection_reserve_handle | Private Collection Reserve Handle |
| private_collection_resource | Private Collection Resource |
| private_funding_search | Search Funding |
| private_institution_details | Private Account Institutions |
| private_institution_accounts_list | Private Account Institution Accounts |
| private_institution_accounts_create | Create new Institution Account |
| private_institution_accounts_search | Private Account Institution Accounts Search |
| private_institution_accounts_update | Update Institution Account |
| private_institution_articles | Private Institution Articles |
| custom_fields_list | Private account institution group custom fields |
| private_institution_embargo_options_details | Private Account Institution embargo options |
| private_institution_groups_list | Private Account Institution Groups |
| private_group_embargo_options_details | Private Account Institution Group Embargo Options |
| account_institution_curation | Institution Curation Review |
| account_institution_curation_comments | Institution Curation Review Comments |
| createAccountInstitutionReviewComments | POST Institution Curation Review Comment |
| account_institution_curations | Institution Curation Reviews |
| private_institution_roles_list | Private Account Institution Roles |
| private_institution_account_group_roles | List Institution Account Group Roles |
| private_institution_account_group_roles_create | Add Institution Account Group Roles |
| private_institution_account_group_role_delete | Delete Institution Account Group Role |
| private_account_institution_user | Private Account Institution User |
| private_licenses_list | Private Account Licenses |
| private_projects_list | Private Projects |
| private_project_create | Create project |
| private_projects_search | Private Projects search |
| private_project_delete | Delete project |
| private_project_details | View project details |
| private_project_update | Update project |
| private_project_articles_list | List project articles |
| private_project_articles_create | Create project article |
| private_project_article_delete | Delete project article |
| private_project_article_details | Project article details |
| private_project_article_files | Project article list files |
| private_project_article_file | Project article file details |
| private_project_collaborators_list | List project collaborators |
| private_project_collaborators_invite | Invite project collaborators |
| private_project_collaborator__Delete | Remove project collaborator |
| private_project_leave | Private Project Leave |
| private_project_notes_list | List project notes |
| private_project_notes_create | Create project note |
| private_project_note_delete | Delete project note |
| private_project_note | Project note details |
| private_project_note_update | Update project note |
| private_project_publish | Private Project Publish |
| articles_list | Public Articles |
| articles_search | Public Articles Search |
| article_details | View article details |
| article_files | List article files |
| article_file_details | Article file details |
| article_versions | List article versions |
| article_version_details | Article details for version |
| article_version_confidentiality | Public Article Confidentiality for article version |
| article_version_embargo | Public Article Embargo for article version |
| categories_list | Public Categories |
| collections_list | Public Collections |
| collections_search | Public Collections Search |
| collection_details | Collection details |
| collection_articles | Public Collection Articles |
| collection_versions | Collection Versions list |
| collection_version_details | Collection Version details |
| file_download | Public File Download |
| institution_articles | Public Licenses |
| item_types_list | Item Types |
| licenses_list | Public Licenses |
| projects_list | Public Projects |
| projects_search | Public Projects Search |
| project_details | Public Project |
| project_articles | Public Project Articles |
