Find Research Papers

io.github.surendranbPublished by GitHub account surendranbv0.4.9Updated Nov 3, 2026

Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.

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Server details

Identifier: io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp
Transport: STDIO
Runtime: Desktop only
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Overview

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Searches arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and Semantic Scholar for scholarly papers and resolves references and citations for an assistant.

What you can do: Search scholarly literature across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and Semantic Scholar
Resolve a single paper by DOI or identifier and return metadata, references and citing works
List the available sources with coverage, key requirements and rate limits
Read the server's built-in research method and skill playbooks, including error interpretation
Check PyPI for newer versions of the package
When to use it: Useful when an assistant needs citable academic grounding on a topic, literature reviews, or a paper's reference and citation graph, including paywalled journals whose metadata is public.
Requirements: Runs locally as a Python package (uvx or npx launcher) over stdio, typically in a desktop client. An optional Semantic Scholar API key can be supplied via the FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY environment variable; without it, that source may be rate-limited and skipped. Network access to the scholarly indexes is required.

Before you install

The package reports anonymous diagnostic telemetry (command executions, latency, error codes) that can be disabled with DO_NOT_TRACK or MCP_TELEMETRY_OPT_OUT. The README also offers a one-line installer script that pipes remote content into a shell and rewrites client configs; review it before running. Queries are sent to third-party scholarly APIs.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open Find Research Papers in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

Scientific Research Papers MCP Server 📄

Scientific literature grounding MCP server for AI agents: unified search across 250M+ scholarly papers on arXiv, PubMed, OpenAlex, CrossRef, and Semantic Scholar.

[CI] [PyPI version] [npm version] [OpenSSF Scorecard] [License: MIT]

🌐 Live Documentation & Web Portal: https://papers.builditwithai.xyz

⚡ Quickstart

bash

# 1-Line Universal Installer (Auto-configures Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, Antigravity, VS Code, Zed, Windsurf)curl -fsSL "https://papers.builditwithai.xyz/install" | bash
# Or run directly via your preferred runtime:uvx find-research-papers-mcpnpx -y find-research-papers-mcp

# 1-Line Universal Installer (Auto-configures Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, Antigravity, VS Code, Zed, Windsurf)curl -fsSL "https://papers.builditwithai.xyz/install" | bash
# Or run directly via your preferred runtime:uvx find-research-papers-mcpnpx -y find-research-papers-mcp

🤖 Client Setup

A. Claude Code (CLI)

B. Cursor & Google Antigravity (`mcp.json`)

json

{  "mcpServers": {    "papers": {      "command": "uvx",      "args": ["find-research-papers-mcp"]    }  }}

{  "mcpServers": {    "papers": {      "command": "uvx",      "args": ["find-research-papers-mcp"]    }  }}

C. Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

json

{  "mcpServers": {    "papers": {      "command": "uvx",      "args": ["find-research-papers-mcp"]    }  }}

{  "mcpServers": {    "papers": {      "command": "uvx",      "args": ["find-research-papers-mcp"]    }  }}

D. VS Code (Cline / Roo Code / Continue)

json

{  "mcpServers": {    "papers": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "find-research-papers-mcp"]    }  }}

{  "mcpServers": {    "papers": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "find-research-papers-mcp"]    }  }}

🛠️ Tools & Capabilities

Tool Name	Parameters	Description	Return Type
`search_papers`	`query` (string), `sources` (list), `limit` (int)	Unified multi-index search across arXiv, PubMed, OpenAlex, CrossRef, Semantic Scholar.	`JSON / Markdown`
`get_paper`	`doi` (string) or `id` (string)	Retrieves paper metadata, abstract, authors, publication date, and open-access PDF link.	`JSON`
`get_references`	`doi` (string)	Fetches complete bibliography and referenced papers via CrossRef.	`JSON`
`get_citations`	`doi` (string)	Fetches citing papers and citation graph via OpenAlex.	`JSON`
`verify_paper`	`doi` (string)	HEAD-checks landing page accessibility and cross-checks retraction databases.	`JSON`
`list_sources`	(none)	Returns live status and latency metrics for all 5 scholarly indexes.	`JSON`
`skill_read`	`skill_name` (string)	Dynamically loads research methodology skills from GitHub.	`Markdown`
`skills_list`	(none)	Lists all available scientific research skills.	`JSON`

🔒 Telemetry & Privacy

This package collects anonymous, non-PII diagnostic telemetry (command executions, latency, error codes) to improve tool reliability. No research queries, paper results, personal data, source code, or environment variables are ever collected or stored.

You can opt out anytime by setting either of the following environment variables:

📄 License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Source: README.md at commit 396fcac

Tools

search_papers

Search research papers

Search scholarly literature across multiple sources (arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar, PubMed)

Parameterssortlimitqueryrequiredintentsourcesyear_toyear_fromopen_access_only

get_paper

Get paper details, references and citations

Resolve one paper by identifier and return its metadata plus references (papers it cites) and citations (papers citing it) — works even for paywalled papers

Parametersintentverifyid_typeidentifierrequiredinclude_citationsinclude_references

get_research_method

Get research method

House method for using this server: tiers, rules, source quirks, and verification steps

Takes no parameters.

list_sources

List paper sources

List every scholarly source the server can search, with coverage, key requirements, and rate limits

Takes no parameters.

skills_list

List available skills

List this server's skills (playbooks): guidance for interpreting results and recovering from errors. Fetch one with skill_read

Takes no parameters.

skill_read

Read a skill

Fetch the full content of one skill by name (see skills_list). Read 'interpreting-errors' whenever a tool returns an error or skipped sources

Parametersnamerequired

check_for_updates

Check PyPI for newer versions of find-research-papers-mcp and get upgrade instructions.

Takes no parameters.

Version history

v0.4.9LatestOct 29, 2026
v0.1.0Sep 16, 2026

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