reapx scientific papers - arXiv, OpenAlex and Crossref

dev.reapxPublished by reapx.devv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Scrape arXiv, OpenAlex and Crossref papers by author, topic, journal or DOI. Pay per row.

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableWeb Search & Scraping

Overview

AI-generated overview

A remote MCP server that lets an assistant scrape scientific papers from arXiv, OpenAlex and Crossref by author, topic, journal or DOI.

What you can do
Search and collect scientific papers from arXiv, OpenAlex and Crossref by author, topic, journal or DOI, returning scraped paper records for the assistant to work with.
When to use it
Useful when you need an assistant to gather academic literature on a topic, author, journal or specific DOI from these three sources without building your own scraping setup.
Requirements
A remote streamable HTTP endpoint at mcp.apify.com. Authentication is required via OAuth, with an Apify API token sent in the Authorization header as a Bearer token; a free token can be obtained from the Apify console, or a prepaid token purchased without signup.
Before you install
The server is billed per row, and runs charge against your Apify account or prepaid token, so usage can cost money. The Authorization header carries a secret API token that should be kept private.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open reapx scientific papers - arXiv, OpenAlex and Crossref in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Connect the required credentials. They are stored privately and never shown on public pages.
  3. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/dev.reapx%2Fscientific-papers/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config. The client completes OAuth sign-in on first connect.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reapx-scientific-papers-arxiv-openalex-a": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=reapx/arxiv-papers-scraper,reapx/openalex-scraper,reapx/crossref-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Tools

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This server asks you to sign in, so SourceWeft could not read its tools without an account and has not indexed them. What a connected account sees can depend on that account and its permissions.

Version history

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  1. v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

67% of the applicable checks met

How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.

  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listed15 pts

    Answer tools/list without a credential, or ship a package that starts in a sandbox without one.

  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts

    Declare a GitHub repository with a README, or serve resource_documentation in the OAuth protected-resource metadata.

  • LicenseNot applicable

    A hosted service is used under its provider's terms, so no license is expected here. This check is left out of the percentage.