paper-search-mcp
Reduces time engineers spend manually locating research papers across fragmented sources, enabling faster technical decision-making on algorithm selection, M…
MCP, CLI, Skills for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources like arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, etc.
- Retrieve arXiv papers matching ML architecture queries during system design
- Batch-download biomedical studies for literature review automation
- Fetch PubMed abstracts to validate clinical research claims in real-time
Reduces time engineers spend manually locating research papers across fragmented sources, enabling faster technical decision-making on algorithm selection, ML approaches, and emerging methodologies.
Machine learning engineers and research-focused teams evaluating academic foundations for system design decisions.
https://github.com/openags/paper-search-mcp
By openags
How to Get It
uv tool install paper-search-mcp && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/paper-search && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openags/paper-search-mcp/main/claude-code/SKILL.md -o ~/.claude/skills/paper-search/SKILL.md
Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.
Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:
Help me retrieve arXiv papers matching ML architecture queries during system design
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Discussed on Reddit
- I indexed 2M+ CS research papers into a search engine any coding agent can call — Reddit · 18 pts
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Reviewer notes
Reviewed review. These are observations, not a security certification.
Auto-assessment from April sweep — baseline scores pending hands-on review.
2026-04-18: Approved in April sweep: Mega-popular, battle-tested by a large community.
Things to check
- Capabilities vary by source: arXiv, bioRxiv, and medRxiv support search, PDF download, and text extraction; PubMed is search/metadata only. Upstream API rate limits apply; optional API keys (Semantic Scholar, CORE, Zenodo, etc.) improve stability and coverage. An optional Sci-Hub fallback exists — check institutional policy before enabling.
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