Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.
Quick Install
Automated & IDE SetupCopy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.
Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾
Client Config & Setup
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Target File:
💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.
Documentation Overview
Scientific Research Papers MCP Server 📄
Scientific literature grounding MCP server for AI agents: unified search across 250M+ scholarly papers on arXiv, PubMed, OpenAlex, CrossRef, and Semantic Scholar.
🌐 Live Documentation & Web Portal: https://papers.builditwithai.xyz
⚡ Quickstart
🤖 Client Setup
A. Claude Code (CLI)
B. Cursor & Google Antigravity (mcp.json)
C. Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
D. VS Code (Cline / Roo Code / Continue)
🛠️ Tools & Capabilities
| Tool Name | Parameters | Description | Return Type |
|---|---|---|---|
search_papers | query (string), sources (list), limit (int) | Unified multi-index search across arXiv, PubMed, OpenAlex, CrossRef, Semantic Scholar. | JSON / Markdown |
get_paper | doi (string) or id (string) | Retrieves paper metadata, abstract, authors, publication date, and open-access PDF link. | JSON |
get_references | doi (string) | Fetches complete bibliography and referenced papers via CrossRef. | JSON |
get_citations | doi (string) | Fetches citing papers and citation graph via OpenAlex. | JSON |
verify_paper | doi (string) | HEAD-checks landing page accessibility and cross-checks retraction databases. | JSON |
list_sources | (none) | Returns live status and latency metrics for all 5 scholarly indexes. | JSON |
skill_read | skill_name (string) | Dynamically loads research methodology skills from GitHub. | Markdown |
skills_list | (none) | Lists all available scientific research skills. | JSON |
🔒 Telemetry & Privacy
This package collects anonymous, non-PII diagnostic telemetry (command executions, latency, error codes) to improve tool reliability. No research queries, paper results, personal data, source code, or environment variables are ever collected or stored.
You can opt out anytime by setting either of the following environment variables:
📄 License
MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
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