Paper Search MCP Server

About

## Paper Search MCP Server: Academic Literature Discovery The **Paper Search MCP Server** provides unified academic paper search across Google Antigravity, enabling AI-assisted research discovery from multiple databases including Semantic Scholar, CrossRef, and more. ### Why Paper Search MCP? - **Multi-Source**: Search across multiple academic databases - **Citation Analysis**: Access citation counts and references - **Full Text Access**: Links to PDFs and full text when available - **Author Profiles**: Find papers by specific researchers - **Semantic Search**: Find papers by concept, not just keywords ### Key Features #### 1. Paper Search ```python from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic() response = client.messages.create( model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=1024, messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Search for papers on reinforcement learning from human feedback" }] ) ``` #### 2. Citation Lookup ```python # Find citations response = client.messages.create( model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=1024, messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Get papers citing the original Transformer paper" }] ) ``` #### 3. Author Papers ```python # Find by author response = client.messages.create( model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=1024, messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Find recent papers by Geoffrey Hinton" }] ) ``` #### 4. Related Papers ```python # Find related response = client.messages.create( model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=1024, messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Find papers similar to this one based on content and citations" }] ) ``` ### Configuration ```json { "mcpServers": { "paper-search": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-server-paper-search"], "env": { "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your-api-key" } } } } ``` ### Use Cases **Literature Review**: Comprehensive literature searches. **Research**: Find relevant papers for projects. **Citation Tracking**: Monitor paper impact. **Staying Current**: Track new publications in your field. The Paper Search MCP Server brings academic discovery into your workflow.

Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-search": {
      "mcpServers": {
        "paper-search": {
          "args": [
            "paper-search-mcp"
          ],
          "command": "uvx"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

How to Use

1. 11. Search multiple academic databases
2. 22. ArXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar
3. 33. Download papers and metadata