paper-search-mcp
Rank #10,516glama/upascal/paper-search-mcp
Enables searching for academic papers and preprints across multiple platforms including Semantic Scholar, arXiv, PubMed, and CrossRef. It provides access to research records, DOI lookups, and journal metadata through a unified interface deployed on Cloudflare Workers.
What you can do with paper-search-mcp
paper-search-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by upascal. It ranks #10,516 of 144,396 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 1 GitHub stars. paper-search-mcp is listed on Glama, with 10 release tags tracked from its GitHub repository. It was first listed on Feb 17, 2026 and most recently updated on Aug 26, 2026.
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What paper-search-mcp can and cannot do
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What you need before using paper-search-mcp
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Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 16, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
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Connect paper-search-mcp and confirm it works
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When to choose another server
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What changed, and when this was checked
- First listed
- Feb 17, 2026
- Latest release tag
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version history
- 10 release tags tracked (below)
- Requirements evidence
- Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 16, 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 16, 2026
- Glama ↗listed since Apr 26, 2026 · still listed
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GitHub releases (10)
No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for this server. The list below shows release tags from the linked GitHub repository.
| Version | Published |
|---|---|
| v0.4.0 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| v0.3.3 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| v0.3.2 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| v0.3.1 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| v0.3.0 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| v0.2.3 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| v0.2.2 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| v0.2.1 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| v0.2.0 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| v0.1.0 | Feb 17, 2026 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains paper-search-mcp?
- paper-search-mcp is maintained by upascal, which publishes 4 MCP servers (19 total versions) 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.
- How many versions does paper-search-mcp have?
- No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for paper-search-mcp; MCP Toplist tracks 10 release tags from its GitHub repository, most recently published on Aug 26, 2026.
- Where can I find the source code for paper-search-mcp?
- The source code for paper-search-mcp is hosted at github.com/upascal/paper-search-mcp.
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