Papersflow

Name: Papersflow
Author: papersflow-ai

@papersflow-ai

About Papersflow

papersflow-mcp is PapersFlow’s production MCP server for literature search, citation verification, related-paper discovery, and authenticated research workflows across Claude, Codex, Gemini, and other MCP clients.

#research #literature-search #citations #academic #mcp

Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "papersflow-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

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Overview

What is Papersflow?

Papersflow is a production/GA hosted MCP server for literature search, citation verification, related-paper discovery, and authenticated research workflows across MCP clients such as Claude, Codex, Gemini, and ChatGPT-style apps.

How to use Papersflow?

Use the production MCP endpoint URL https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp with transport type streamable-http. Configure in your MCP client (e.g., Cline, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or ChatGPT-style apps). For Gemini CLI, install via gemini extensions install https://github.com/papersflow-ai/papersflow-mcp and complete OAuth with /mcp auth papersflow-mcp.

Key features of Papersflow

Literature search and citation verification
Related-paper discovery and citation graph expansion
OAuth-protected authentication for secure access
Supports multiple MCP clients: Claude, Codex, Gemini, ChatGPT-style
Gemini CLI extension available via repository
Public tools work immediately; authenticated tools require a PapersFlow plan

Use cases of Papersflow

Search academic literature and verify citations during research
Discover related papers and expand citation graphs
Integrate authenticated research workflows into AI assistants like Claude and Gemini
Streamline literature review with automated citation verification

FAQ from Papersflow

What tools does Papersflow offer?

Public tools include search, fetch, verify_citation, search_literature, find_related_papers, get_citation_graph, get_paper_neighbors, and expand_citation_graph.

How do I authenticate with Papersflow?

OAuth is required for authenticated tools. Cline will open a browser for OAuth sign-in on first use. In Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth papersflow-mcp then /mcp refresh and /mcp list.

Which clients are supported?

Papersflow supports Cline (VS Code), Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and ChatGPT-style hosted MCP apps.

Are there any dependencies or runtime requirements?

No local runtime; it's a hosted MCP server accessed via HTTP with streamable-http transport. OAuth credentials are managed through the PapersFlow platform.