Arxiv Mcp

Lets an assistant search arXiv for academic papers by keyword, author, or title.

What you can do

This MCP server exposes arXiv paper search to an assistant. According to the registry description, it supports searching academic papers by keyword, author, or title. It runs locally over stdio as an npm package. No further tools are listed in the manifest.

When to use it

Useful when you want an assistant to look up academic literature on arXiv during a conversation, for example to find papers by a topic, an author, or a title. It is a narrow search tool rather than a full research or citation manager.

Requirements

Runs as a local process over stdio, installed from the npm package arxiv-mcp, so a Node.js runtime is needed. The registry description states no key is required, and the manifest declares no environment variables, headers, or authentication. Network access is needed to reach arXiv.