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io.github.Saidiibrahim/search-papers

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An MCP server to search papers from arXiv

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What can you do with io.github.Saidiibrahim/search-papers?

  • Advanced multi-field search with date ranges and sorting options
  • Author-specific searches with affiliation tracking
  • Category browsing for all ArXiv subject areas
  • Version tracking to see how papers evolved
  • Citation extraction from abstracts and metadata
  • Related paper discovery based on content similarity
  • Bibliography export in BibTeX and JSON formats

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

NPM package search-papers
Claude Code 
claude mcp add search-papers -- npx -y search-papers@0.1.1
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "search-papers": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "search-papers@0.1.1"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Agents 🤝 arXiv Papers
  2. Table of Contents
  3. To Do
  4. Key Features
  5. Getting Started
  6. Architecture
  7. Usage Examples
  8. Additional Resources
  9. Contributing
  10. License
  11. Acknowledgments

Agents 🤝 arXiv Papers

Empower your agents to search, analyse, and explore academic papers from arXiv autonomouly.

Table of Contents

To Do

  • [x] Publish to the MCP registry
  • [ ] Try Cloudflare's experimental Code Mode

Key Features

  • Advanced multi-field search with date ranges and sorting options
  • Author-specific searches with affiliation tracking
  • Category browsing for all ArXiv subject areas
  • Version tracking to see how papers evolved
  • Citation extraction from abstracts and metadata
  • Related paper discovery based on content similarity
  • Bibliography export in BibTeX and JSON formats

Getting Started

Cursor

{
  "search-papers": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://search-papers.com/sse"]
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport sse cloudflare-docs -s project https://search-papers.com/sse
{
  "search-papers": {
    "type": "sse",
    "url": "https://search-papers.com/sse"
  }
}
Codex
[mcp_servers.search-papers]
command = "npx"
args = ["https://search-papers.com/sse"]

Architecture

Search Papers MCP Features

Search & Discovery Tools:

  • advanced_search - Multi-field search with date ranges and sorting
  • search_by_author - Find all papers by specific authors
  • search_by_category - Browse papers in ArXiv categories
  • search_by_date_range - Find papers within time periods

Paper Analysis Tools:

  • get_paper_by_id - Retrieve complete paper information
  • get_paper_versions - Track all versions of a paper
  • get_citations - Extract ArXiv citations from papers
  • get_related_papers - Discover similar papers

Export & Bibliography:

  • export_bibliography - Export in BibTeX or JSON format

AI-Powered Prompts:

  • literature_review - Generate comprehensive literature reviews
  • research_gaps - Identify research gaps and opportunities
  • paper_comparison - Compare multiple papers
  • trend_analysis - Analyze research trends over time

Resources:

  • categories://list - Browse all ArXiv categories
  • trending://{category}/{days} - Get trending papers

Usage Examples

Advanced Searches
"Find papers on transformer architectures by Vaswani published after 2023"
"Search for quantum computing papers in the last month"
"Show me all papers by Geoffrey Hinton with their affiliations"
Paper Analysis
"Get all versions of paper 2401.12345 and show how it evolved"
"Extract citations from paper 2401.12345"
"Find papers related to arXiv:2301.00001"
Research Insights
"Generate a literature review on vision transformers focusing on architecture innovations"
"Identify research gaps in federated learning over the last 2 years"
"Compare papers 2401.12345, 2401.67890, and 2401.11111 on methodology"
"Analyze trends in large language models research over 5 years"
Export & Resources
"Export these 5 papers in BibTeX format for my thesis"
"Show trending AI papers from the last week"
"List all computer science categories in ArXiv"

Additional Resources

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This repository is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License

Acknowledgments

Built with ❤️ by Ibrahim Saidi and AI agents.

Frequently asked questions

What is io.github.Saidiibrahim/search-papers?

An MCP server to search papers from arXiv

How do I install io.github.Saidiibrahim/search-papers?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add search-papers -- npx -y search-papers@0.1.1. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does io.github.Saidiibrahim/search-papers need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is io.github.Saidiibrahim/search-papers open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains io.github.Saidiibrahim/search-papers?

It is published by Saidiibrahim. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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