openags/paper-search-mcp
MCP, CLI, Skills for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources like arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, etc. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
64/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 36
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 514
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 16
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2499 stars · 250 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Python-based MCP server, CLI, and Claude Code skill for searching and downloading academic papers from open sources like arXiv, PubMed, and bioRxiv. It provides unified multi-source search with deduplication, PDF download with open-access fallbacks, and text extraction for LLM-driven research workflows.
Use cases
- search academic papers across arxiv and pubmed
- download open-access pdfs of research papers
- give claude access to a paper search mcp server
- extract text from academic paper pdfs for llm workflows
- find papers for an ai scientist pipeline
- literature review search from the command line
When to choose
- you need a free-first, multi-source academic paper search tool for MCP clients like Claude Desktop
- you want standardized, deduplicated search results and PDF downloads for AI research agents
- you prefer open-access sources with optional API keys for better coverage
When to avoid
- you need paid or subscription-based database access like Scopus or Web of Science as a core feature
- you need a full graphical reference manager rather than a search/download tool
- you require guaranteed full-text retrieval from every source, since coverage varies by publisher
Facets
service · maturity active
mcp search-engine http-client pdf cli artificial-intelligence education developer-tools python cli self-hosted cross-platform mcp-server academic-papers arxiv pubmed literature-search pdf-download claude ai-research search natural-language-processing docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/openags/paper-search-mcp · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0542dae12b85
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/paper-search-mcp/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 81d5a8f5aa34
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| openags/paper-search-mcp | main | 64 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="openags/paper-search-mcp")
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