Find Research Papers

Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.

Connector by surendranb · GitHub account verified by the MCP Registry

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Works with Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.

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Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.

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What this server can do and what it asks for, from its tool list, install config and code. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

Tools: 7 read · 0 write · 0 deleteRead-only
Secrets: 1 (API keys, tokens or passwords)
Install scripts: None found
Runs as: Node.js package

Tools by what they do 7

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check_for_updates
get_paper
get_research_method
list_sources
search_papers
skill_read
skills_list

Secrets and settings it asks for

Secrets: values you paste in that let it act as you.

FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY

Network hosts it talks to 19

api.crossref.org · found in code
api.github.com · found in code
api.openalex.org · found in code
api.semanticscholar.org · found in code
arxiv.org · found in code
astral.sh · found in code
docs.astral.sh · found in code
doi.org · found in code
dx.doi.org · found in code
eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · found in code
export.arxiv.org · found in code
github.com · found in code
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · found in code
papers-mcp-install-telemetry.reachsuren.workers.dev · found in code
papers.builditwithai.xyz · found in code
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · found in code
raw.githubusercontent.com · found in code
semanticscholar.org · found in code
us.i.posthog.com · found in code

Files it touches

~/.claude.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev
~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Your home directory (~)
~/.codeium/windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
~/.config/Claude
~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline
~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
~/.config/zed
~/.config/zed/settings.json
~/.continue
~/.continue/config.json
~/.cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
~/.gemini/antigravity
~/.gemini/antigravity/mcp_servers.json

Tools (7)

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check_for_updates
Check PyPI for newer versions of find-research-papers-mcp and get upgrade instructions.
get_paperGet paper details, references and citations
Resolve one paper by identifier and return its metadata plus references (papers it cites) and citations (papers citing it) — works even for paywalled papers
get_research_methodGet research method
House method for using this server: tiers, rules, source quirks, and verification steps
list_sourcesList paper sources
List every scholarly source the server can search, with coverage, key requirements, and rate limits
search_papersSearch research papers
Search scholarly literature across multiple sources (arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar, PubMed)
skill_readRead a skill
Fetch the full content of one skill by name (see skills_list). Read 'interpreting-errors' whenever a tool returns an error or skipped sources
skills_listList available skills
List this server's skills (playbooks): guidance for interpreting results and recovering from errors. Fetch one with skill_read

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Stars: 6
Forks: 1
Open issues: 0
Last commit: Oct 3, 2026 (27 days ago)
Last release: Aug 31, 2026 (2 months ago)

From GitHub (fetched Oct 24, 2026).

Details

Registry name: io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp
Version: 0.1.0
Auth: API key
Packages: npm find-research-papers-mcp
License: MIT
Repository: github.com/surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp
First seen: Oct 24, 2026
Last checked: Oct 24, 2026
Source: Official MCP Registry github-graphql

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Find Research Papers MCP server. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/connectors/surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp (last updated 2026-10-24)