PapersFlow

io.github.papersflow-aiPublished by GitHub account papersflow-aiv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Academic research MCP server for paper search, citation checks, graphs, and deep research.

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableWeb Search & ScrapingKnowledge & Memory

Overview

AI-generated overview

Hosted academic research MCP server that lets an assistant search literature, verify citations, and explore citation graphs.

What you can do
  • Search and fetch papers and literature
  • Verify citations and check references
  • Find related papers and paper neighbors
  • Build and expand citation graphs
  • Access authenticated, plan-gated research tools
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to look up academic papers, check whether a citation is real or accurate, or map how papers cite each other during literature reviews and research writing.
Requirements
A remote MCP endpoint with OAuth sign-in to a PapersFlow account; no local package or API key variables are declared. Public tools work after sign-in, while authenticated and paid tools depend on account plan entitlements. Supported clients include Cline, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI and ChatGPT-style MCP apps.
Before you install
OAuth grants the server access to your PapersFlow account, and some tools are paid and limited by plan entitlements, so usage may incur cost. Queries and research requests go to a third-party hosted service operated by PapersFlow.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open PapersFlow 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/io.github.papersflow-ai%2Fpapersflow/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": {
    "papersflow": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

papersflow-mcp

papersflow-mcp is PapersFlow's production / GA hosted MCP server for literature search, citation verification, related-paper discovery, and authenticated research workflows across Claude, Codex, Gemini, ChatGPT-style MCP apps, and other MCP clients.

[PapersFlow MCP server]

Production Endpoint

  • MCP URL: https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp
  • OAuth protected resource metadata: https://doxa.papersflow.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
  • OAuth authorization server metadata: https://doxa.papersflow.ai/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
  • Dynamic client registration: https://doxa.papersflow.ai/oauth/register

Public Tool Surface

  • search
  • fetch
  • verify_citation
  • search_literature
  • find_related_papers
  • get_citation_graph
  • get_paper_neighbors
  • expand_citation_graph

Authenticated and paid tools are available through PapersFlow account access and plan entitlements.

Documentation

Gemini CLI Extension

This repository also includes a root gemini-extension.json so Gemini CLI can install it as an extension wrapper around the hosted MCP server.

Official Gemini CLI flow supported by the docs:

bash
gemini extensions install https://github.com/papersflow-ai/papersflow-mcp

The extension manifest lives at the repository root and points Gemini CLI at the hosted MCP endpoint using Gemini's remote MCP config shape.

If Gemini shows:

text
papersflow-mcp (from papersflow-mcp) - Disconnected (OAuth not authenticated)

that is expected until OAuth is completed inside Gemini:

text
/mcp auth papersflow-mcp/mcp refresh/mcp list

gemini extensions install installs the extension package. It does not complete OAuth during install. The browser opens when Gemini starts the remote MCP auth flow, typically via /mcp auth papersflow-mcp or the first auth-required connection attempt.

Gemini CLI references:

  • https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/releasing/
  • https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/reference/
  • https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/writing-extensions/

Client Setup

Cline (VS Code)

Add PapersFlow as a remote MCP server in your Cline MCP settings:

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "papersflow": {      "url": "https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp",      "transportType": "streamable-http"    }  }}

On first use, Cline will open a browser window for OAuth sign-in to your PapersFlow account. Public tools (literature search, citations, paper discovery) work immediately; authenticated tools require a PapersFlow plan.

Other Clients

Supported client paths today:

  • Codex
  • Claude Code
  • Gemini CLI
  • ChatGPT-style hosted MCP apps

The setup guide includes both command-style and config-style snippets where supported.

Support And Policies

  • Website: https://papersflow.ai
  • Privacy: https://papersflow.ai/privacy
  • Terms: https://papersflow.ai/terms
  • Support: https://papersflow.ai/contact
  • Support email: [email protected]

Notes

  • This repository is the public documentation and submission surface for the hosted MCP service.
  • The production service is operated by PapersFlow and backed by the main PapersFlow platform.

Source: README.md at commit 76e5afe

Tools

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Version history

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  1. v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

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