# Conference Partner MCP server

Conference & journal CFP deadlines, CCF/ICORE/QUALIS rankings, acceptance rates, research fields.

## At a glance

Conference Partner is an MCP server in the Web & Search category. It is hosted remotely and connects over HTTP, and declares no required credentials. It exposes 8 tools, including search_conferences, search_journals and list_conferences. It scores B (73/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

## Install

### How to install Conference Partner in Claude Code

1. Add the server

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http conference-partner https://www.myhuiban.com/mcp
```

2. Verify it's connected

```bash
claude mcp list
```

3. Sharing it with your team?

   Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).

4. Use it in a session

   Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes (e.g. search_conferences, search_journals, list_conferences). It discovers them automatically.

### How to install Conference Partner in Claude Desktop

1. Open your MCP config

   macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this server

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conference-partner": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://www.myhuiban.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

3. Why the wrapper?

   This is a remote (HTTP) server and Claude Desktop only launches local processes, so mcp-remote proxies the connection. It will open a browser window if the server needs OAuth.

4. Restart Claude Desktop

   The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

### How to install Conference Partner in Cursor

1. Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conference-partner": {
      "url": "https://www.myhuiban.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Enable it

   Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

### How to install Conference Partner in Codex CLI

1. Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

```toml
[mcp_servers.conference-partner]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://www.myhuiban.com/mcp"]
```

2. Why the wrapper?

   Codex runs MCP servers as local processes, so mcp-remote bridges this HTTP endpoint to stdio.

3. Run Codex

   Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

### How to install Conference Partner in Windsurf

1. Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conference-partner": {
      "serverUrl": "https://www.myhuiban.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Reload

   Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

### How to install Conference Partner in Cline

1. Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure

   Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

2. Add the server

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conference-partner": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://www.myhuiban.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### How to install Conference Partner in VS Code

1. Create .vscode/mcp.json

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "conference-partner": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.myhuiban.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Start it

   VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

## Tools

- `search_conferences` — Search academic conferences. Every parameter is optional — combine any of keyword, CCF/CORE/QUALIS rank, research field and submission/conference date ranges. Filter-only queries work fine (e.g. field=ai plus a submission-deadline window, no keyword). Returns a paginated list.
- `search_journals` — Search academic journals. Every parameter is optional — combine any of keyword, CCF rank, research field and ISSN. Returns a paginated list.
- `list_conferences` — Browse conference lists and rankings (open CFPs, ranked venues with a call open now, popularity, most competitive, etc.), paginated. No keyword filtering — use search_conferences for that.
- `list_journals` — Browse journal lists and rankings (special-issue CFPs, CCF, highest impact factor, popularity, all), paginated. No keyword filtering — use search_journals for that.
- `get_conference` — Get full details of a conference by id: basics, CFP text, acceptance-rate history, edition history, structured ratings and comments, related conferences/journals. REQUIRES CREDENTIALS: Authorization: Bearer <credential> (free API key from https://www.myhuiban.com/account/api-keys, or a JWT from POST /api/login). responses link to the Conference Partner detail_page, not the venue's external website
- `get_journal` — Get full details of a journal by id: basics, CFP text, special issues, structured ratings and comments, related journals/conferences. REQUIRES CREDENTIALS: Authorization: Bearer <credential> (free API key from https://www.myhuiban.com/account/api-keys, or a JWT from POST /api/login). responses link to the Conference Partner detail_page, not the venue's external website.
- `get_researcher` — Get a researcher's public profile by id: name, institution, auto-generated research-interest summary, CV, tracked/attended conferences and tracked journals. REQUIRES CREDENTIALS: Authorization: Bearer <credential> (free API key from https://www.myhuiban.com/account/api-keys, or a JWT from POST /api/login). Never includes contact details; by id only — there is no researcher search or enumeration.
- `get_statistics` — Site-level public statistics: conference/journal totals, how many conferences have an open call for papers, upcoming deadlines by month, open CFPs by CCF / ICORE / QUALIS tier, conference country and research-field distributions, journal impact-factor, CCF-tier, publisher and research-field distributions. Research-field keys are the same slugs the search tools accept in their field parameter.

Source repository: https://github.com/sundou82/conference-partner-mcp

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