Research paper search with real citations and reference formatting for AI assistants
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claude mcp add --transport http papers https://papers-mcp.vercel.app/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"papers": {
"url": "https://papers-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"papers": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://papers-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
}
}
}
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URL: https://papers-mcp.vercel.app/mcp
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search_papersSearch peer-reviewed and preprint records by question or keywords. Filters: year_from, year_to, field, open_access, and source (openalex, semantic_scholar, pubmed, crossref, arxiv, or all). Returns only works those APIs returned, each with a source link and an identifier. An emp…
get_paperFetch one paper's title, authors, year, venue, and abstract by DOI, PMID, arXiv id, or OpenAlex work id. Metadata comes from the API that resolved the identifier. If no source returns a record, say so. Do not guess the abstract.
find_related_papersList papers that cite a work (relation cited_by) or papers that work cites (relation references). Every row is an API hit. An empty list means the API returned none, not that none exist.
format_citationFormat a real paper in APA, MLA, Chicago author-date, or BibTeX using metadata fetched for the identifier. Titles are kept as the source provided them. Author particles may need a human check because display names are split mechanically. If the paper cannot be resolved, do not h…
Details
| Endpoint | https://papers-mcp.vercel.app/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.LAHutchins91/papers |
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