paper-search-mcp

MCP server by openags · ★ 2.8k · updated 11 days ago

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MCP, CLI, Skills for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources like arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, etc.

Install paper-search-mcp

Choose your AI client and copy the config.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json — macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Then restart Claude. Setup guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-search-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli",
        "install",
        "@openags/paper-search-mcp",
        "--client",
        "claude"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to Cursor

Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project). Setup guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-search-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli",
        "install",
        "@openags/paper-search-mcp",
        "--client",
        "claude"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install in VS Code

Or add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. Setup guide

{
  "servers": {
    "paper-search-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli",
        "install",
        "@openags/paper-search-mcp",
        "--client",
        "claude"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cascade → Actions → Open MCP config file (often ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json). Setup guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-search-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli",
        "install",
        "@openags/paper-search-mcp",
        "--client",
        "claude"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run in your terminal: Setup guide

claude mcp add paper-search-mcp -- npx -y @smithery/cli install @openags/paper-search-mcp --client claude

CLI or add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Setup guide

codex mcp add paper-search-mcp -- npx -y @smithery/cli install @openags/paper-search-mcp --client claude

[mcp_servers.paper-search-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@smithery/cli", "install", "@openags/paper-search-mcp", "--client", "claude"]

Cline panel → Configure MCP Servers, or ~/.cline/data/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json. Setup guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-search-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli",
        "install",
        "@openags/paper-search-mcp",
        "--client",
        "claude"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run the server directly:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @openags/paper-search-mcp --client claude

Before you install: Install command taken from the project README. The README mentions API keys or tokens — you'll likely need to add them as environment variables ("env") in the config.

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