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io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp
find-research-papers-mcp
Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 4d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio
5 tools · ~115 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp is an MCP server that search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, requires no API key, and scores 89/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"find-research-papers-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp does
Give your AI agent scientific grounding: search 250M+ scholarly works across five indexes with one query, and pull references and citations even
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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~115 tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp safe to use?
- io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-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.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp?
- io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp do?
- io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp provides 5 tools: Sources, Tools, Install, Development, License. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp?
- io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
- Is io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp actively maintained?
- io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 4 days ago. It has 5 GitHub stars.
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