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Papers by Ouroboros Apps

Rank #161,083

smithery/lawrence-a-hutchins/papers

Papers by Ouroboros Apps (https://ouroborosapps.com). Research paper search with real citations from OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, Crossref, and arXiv: find papers, fetch abstracts, follow citations, and format references. Connect by pasting `https://papers-mcp.vercel.app/mcp` into Claude, Cursor, Grok, or ChatGPT developer mode and signing in with OAuth (dynamic client registration; leave client id and secret empty). Docs: https://ouroborosapps.com/docs/papers

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First listed

Oct 8, 2026

Last publish date

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PURPOSE

What you can do with Papers by Ouroboros Apps

Papers by Ouroboros Apps is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It ranks #161,083 of 162,202 active servers on MCP Toplist. Papers by Ouroboros Apps 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 8, 2026.

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CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

What Papers by Ouroboros Apps can and cannot do

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REQUIREMENTS

What you need before using Papers by Ouroboros Apps

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 Papers by Ouroboros Apps and confirm it works

Remote · HTTP

claude mcp add --transport http papers https://server.smithery.ai/lawrence-a-hutchins/papers/mcp

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

Remote · HTTP

[mcp_servers.papers]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/lawrence-a-hutchins/papers/mcp"

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

Remote · HTTP

https://server.smithery.ai/lawrence-a-hutchins/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": {
    "papers": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/lawrence-a-hutchins/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": {
    "papers": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/lawrence-a-hutchins/papers/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "papers": {
      "serverUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/lawrence-a-hutchins/papers/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "papers": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/lawrence-a-hutchins/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 8, 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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VERSIONS

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FAQ

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

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