Paper Search Mcp

Name: Paper Search Mcp
Author: openags

@openags

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources, including arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, and Sci-Hub (optional). Designed for seamless integration with large language models like Claude Desktop.

Data & Analytics #paper-search #academic-papers #research-assistant

Repository

Tools

Server config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-search-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-search-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_UNPAYWALL_EMAIL": "[email protected]",
        "PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_CORE_API_KEY": "",
        "PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "",
        "PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_ZENODO_ACCESS_TOKEN": "",
        "PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_GOOGLE_SCHOLAR_PROXY_URL": "",
        "PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_IEEE_API_KEY": "",
        "PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_ACM_API_KEY": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Basic information

Transports: stdio
Publisher: openags
Submitted by: Aizat

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search_pubmedSearch academic papers from PubMed. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). sort: Sort order — 'relevance' or 'pub_date' (default: 'relevance'). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_google_scholarSearch academic papers from Google Scholar. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

download_arxivDownload PDF of an arXiv paper. Args: paper_id: arXiv paper ID (e.g., '2106.12345'). save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: Path to the downloaded PDF file.

download_pubmedAttempt to download PDF of a PubMed paper. Args: paper_id: PubMed ID (PMID). save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Message indicating that direct PDF download is not supported.

download_biorxivDownload PDF of a bioRxiv paper. Args: paper_id: bioRxiv DOI. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: Path to the downloaded PDF file.

download_medrxivDownload PDF of a medRxiv paper. Args: paper_id: medRxiv DOI. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: Path to the downloaded PDF file.

download_iacrDownload PDF of an IACR ePrint paper. Args: paper_id: IACR paper ID (e.g., '2009/101'). save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: Path to the downloaded PDF file.

read_arxiv_paperRead and extract text content from an arXiv paper PDF. Args: paper_id: arXiv paper ID (e.g., '2106.12345'). save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: The extracted text content of the paper.

read_pubmed_paperRead and extract text content from a PubMed paper. Args: paper_id: PubMed ID (PMID). save_path: Directory where the PDF would be saved (unused). Returns: str: Message indicating that direct paper reading is not supported.

read_biorxiv_paperRead and extract text content from a bioRxiv paper PDF. Args: paper_id: bioRxiv DOI. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: The extracted text content of the paper.

read_medrxiv_paperRead and extract text content from a medRxiv paper PDF. Args: paper_id: medRxiv DOI. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: The extracted text content of the paper.

read_iacr_paperRead and extract text content from an IACR ePrint paper PDF. Args: paper_id: IACR paper ID (e.g., '2009/101'). save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: The extracted text content of the paper.

get_crossref_paper_by_doiGet a specific paper from CrossRef by its DOI. Args: doi: Digital Object Identifier (e.g., '10.1038/nature12373'). Returns: Paper metadata in dictionary format, or empty dict if not found. Example: get_crossref_paper_by_doi("10.1038/nature12373")

download_scihubDownload paper PDF via Sci-Hub (optional fallback connector). Args: identifier: DOI, title, PMID, or paper URL. save_path: Directory to save the PDF. base_url: Sci-Hub mirror URL. Returns: Downloaded PDF path on success; error message on failure.

search_openalexSearch academic papers from OpenAlex. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_pmcSearch academic papers from PubMed Central (PMC). Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_coreSearch academic papers from CORE. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_europepmcSearch academic papers from Europe PMC. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_dblpSearch academic papers from dblp computer science bibliography. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_openaireSearch academic papers from OpenAIRE European Open Access infrastructure. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_citeseerxSearch academic papers from CiteSeerX digital library. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_doajSearch academic papers from DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_baseSearch academic papers from BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine). Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_zenodoSearch academic papers from Zenodo open repository. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

search_halSearch academic papers from HAL open archive. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'). max_results: Maximum number of papers to return (default: 10). Returns: List of paper metadata in dictionary format.

read_openaire_paperAttempt to read and extract text content from an OpenAIRE paper. Args: paper_id: OpenAIRE paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Extracted text or error message.

download_openaireDownload PDF for a paper from OpenAIRE. Args: paper_id: OpenAIRE paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Path to downloaded PDF or error message.

read_citeseerx_paperRead and extract text content from a CiteSeerX paper. Args: paper_id: CiteSeerX paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Extracted text or fallback abstract/error message.

download_citeseerxDownload PDF for a paper from CiteSeerX. Args: paper_id: CiteSeerX paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Path to downloaded PDF or error message.

read_doaj_paperRead and extract text content from a DOAJ paper. Args: paper_id: DOAJ paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Extracted text content.

download_doajDownload PDF for a paper from DOAJ. Args: paper_id: DOAJ paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Path to downloaded PDF.

read_base_paperRead and extract text content from a BASE paper. Args: paper_id: BASE paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Extracted text content.

download_baseDownload PDF for a paper from BASE. Args: paper_id: BASE paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Path to downloaded PDF.

read_zenodo_paperRead and extract text content from a Zenodo paper. Args: paper_id: Zenodo paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Extracted text content.

download_zenodoDownload PDF for a paper from Zenodo. Args: paper_id: Zenodo paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Path to downloaded PDF.

read_hal_paperRead and extract text content from a HAL paper. Args: paper_id: HAL paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Extracted text content.

download_halDownload PDF for a paper from HAL. Args: paper_id: HAL paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Path to downloaded PDF.

read_ssrn_paperRead paper content from SSRN. Note: SSRN connector is metadata-only and read is not supported. Args: paper_id: SSRN paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (unused). Returns: str: Error message from metadata-only SSRN connector.

download_ssrnDownload PDF for a paper from SSRN. Note: SSRN connector is metadata-only and download is not supported. Args: paper_id: SSRN paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (unused). Returns: str: Error message from metadata-only SSRN connector.

read_openalex_paperAttempt to read and extract text content from an OpenAlex paper. Args: paper_id: OpenAlex paper ID. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Message indicating that direct paper reading is not supported natively.

download_openalexDownload PDF for a paper from OpenAlex. Args: paper_id: OpenAlex paper ID. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Error message, typically OpenAlex relies on extracted pdf_url instead of direct downloads.

search_ieeeSearch IEEE Xplore for papers. Requires PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_IEEE_API_KEY (or IEEE_API_KEY). Args: query: Search query string. max_results: Maximum number of results (default: 10). Returns: List of paper dicts from IEEE Xplore.

download_ieeeDownload a PDF from IEEE Xplore. Requires PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_IEEE_API_KEY (or IEEE_API_KEY) and institutional access. Args: paper_id: IEEE Xplore paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Path to saved PDF or error message.

read_ieee_paperDownload and read an IEEE Xplore paper. Requires PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_IEEE_API_KEY (or IEEE_API_KEY). Args: paper_id: IEEE Xplore paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Extracted text content.

search_acmSearch ACM Digital Library for papers. Requires PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_ACM_API_KEY (or ACM_API_KEY). Args: query: Search query string. max_results: Maximum number of results (default: 10). Returns: List of paper dicts from ACM DL.

download_acmDownload a PDF from ACM Digital Library. Requires PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_ACM_API_KEY (or ACM_API_KEY) and institutional access. Args: paper_id: ACM DL paper identifier. save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Path to saved PDF or error message.

read_acm_paperDownload and read an ACM Digital Library paper. Requires PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_ACM_API_KEY (or ACM_API_KEY). Args: paper_id: ACM DL paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (default: './downloads'). Returns: str: Extracted text content.

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