Paper Search MCP
Rank #728glama/openags/paper-search-mcp
An MCP server for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources including arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, and Sci-Hub, designed for seamless integration with large language models like Claude Desktop.
What you can do with Paper Search MCP
Paper Search MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by openags. It ranks #728 of 147,587 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 2,856 GitHub stars. Paper Search MCP is listed across 2 registries — Glama and mcp.so; no version information is available from the registries that list it or from its repository. It was first listed on Apr 6, 2025.
Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not yet written a checked profile for this server, so the paragraph above is assembled from registry data only. The repository README is the authority on what it does.
What Paper Search MCP can and cannot do
Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.
What you need before using Paper Search MCP
The registry listing declares required configuration before first use — typically an API key, token or connection string set via environment variables.
Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 17, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
No runtime, credential or payment requirements are recorded for this server beyond the declaration above.
Connect Paper Search MCP and confirm it works
Install configuration unavailable. No registry publishes a machine-readable install config for this server — follow the repository README.
After adding the config, ask your client to list this server's tools. A tool list confirms the connection; an empty list or an error means the server did not start or needs credentials.
What changed, and when this was checked
- First listed
- Apr 6, 2025
- Version history
- Unavailable — no registry exposes versions and no release tags were found
- Requirements evidence
- Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 17, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
- Profile checked
- Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only
- Ranking data as of
- Oct 17, 2026
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Version information unavailable
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Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains Paper Search MCP?
- Paper Search MCP is maintained by openags, which publishes 1 MCP server tracked on MCP Toplist.
- Is Paper Search MCP listed on the Official MCP Registry?
- Paper Search MCP is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on Glama and mcp.so.
- How many versions does Paper Search MCP have?
- Version information is unavailable for Paper Search MCP: no registry that lists it exposes version metadata, and no release tags were found on its repository.
- Where can I find the source code for Paper Search MCP?
- The source code for Paper Search MCP is hosted at github.com/openags/paper-search-mcp.
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