io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp

Unified search over arXiv, Semantic Scholar & OpenAlex, plus arXiv full-text & citation graphs.

1 7 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 34d ago

Works with most clients

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7 tools · ~257 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp is an MCP server that unified search over arXiv, Semantic Scholar & OpenAlex, plus arXiv full-text & citation graphs. Its tool list has not been published yet, requires no API key, and scores 63/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

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Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-mcpservings-paper-mcp": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp does

Remotely-callable MCP server for academic paper search, full-text retrieval & image→LaTeX, served at https://latex-tools.online/mcp.

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~257 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp safe to use?: io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp?: io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What can io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp do?: io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp provides 7 tools: search_openalex_institutions, get_paper_authors, get_papers_batch, recommend_papers_from_examples, Env and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp?: io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp actively maintained?: io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 34 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp safe to use?

io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp?

io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What can io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp do?

io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp provides 7 tools: search_openalex_institutions, get_paper_authors, get_papers_batch, recommend_papers_from_examples, Env and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp?

io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp actively maintained?

io.github.MCPServings/paper-mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 34 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.