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Research Papers MCP

Rank #160,383

smithery/brunopetrellinz/research-papers

MCP server with seven research tools over 180M+ papers: search Crossref (every field), PubMed and preprints (Europe PMC) and arXiv, read the full record and abstract of a paper, its references and the papers that cite it, and open access articles in full when their license allows reuse.

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First listed

Oct 6, 2026

Last publish date

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PURPOSE

What you can do with Research Papers MCP

Research Papers MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It ranks #160,383 of 162,202 active servers on MCP Toplist. Research Papers MCP is listed on Smithery; no version information is available from the registries that list it or from its repository. It was first listed on Oct 6, 2026.

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CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

What Research Papers MCP can and cannot do

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REQUIREMENTS

What you need before using Research Papers MCP

DeclaredRemote authHosted remote, sign-in declared

The hosted endpoint is declared as gated by authentication — connect via its URL and authenticate with the provider (OAuth flow or an API key/header, per its docs).

Declared by Smithery, last synced Oct 28, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.

Declared in the registry install config

Hosted endpoint declared as requiring authentication.

INSTALLATION AND FIRST TASK

Connect Research Papers MCP and confirm it works

Remote · HTTP

claude mcp add --transport http research-papers https://server.smithery.ai/brunopetrellinz/research-papers/mcp

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

[mcp_servers.research-papers]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/brunopetrellinz/research-papers/mcp"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

https://server.smithery.ai/brunopetrellinz/research-papers/mcp

Settings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, then paste this URL. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research-papers": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brunopetrellinz/research-papers/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "servers": {
    "research-papers": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brunopetrellinz/research-papers/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research-papers": {
      "serverUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/brunopetrellinz/research-papers/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research-papers": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brunopetrellinz/research-papers/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

First successful task

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.

MAINTENANCE AND EVIDENCE

What changed, and when this was checked

First listed: Oct 6, 2026
Version history: Unavailable — no registry exposes versions and no release tags were found
Requirements evidence: Declared by Smithery, last synced Oct 28, 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 28, 2026

Registry sightings

Smithery ↗listed since Oct 28, 2026 · still listed

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FAQ

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Is Research Papers MCP listed on the Official MCP Registry?: Research Papers MCP is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on Smithery.
How many versions does Research Papers MCP have?: Version information is unavailable for Research Papers MCP: no registry that lists it exposes version metadata, and no release tags were found on its repository.

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