paper-search-mcp and mcp-semantic-scholar-server

paper-search-mcp
49
Emerging
mcp-semantic-scholar-server
39
Emerging
Maintenance 2/25
Adoption 10/25
Maturity 16/25
Community 21/25
Maintenance 0/25
Adoption 6/25
Maturity 16/25
Community 17/25
Stars: 779
Forks: 104
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Commits (30d): 0
Language: Python
License: MIT
Stars: 21
Forks: 8
Downloads: —
Commits (30d): 0
Language: Python
License: MIT
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About paper-search-mcp

openags/paper-search-mcp

A MCP for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources like arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, etc.

Implements a two-layer architecture with unified high-level tools (`search_papers`, `download_with_fallback`) that coordinate concurrent searches across 20+ academic platforms while deduplicating results, backed by modular platform-specific connectors using intelligent DOI extraction. Follows a free-first design philosophy prioritizing open metadata sources (Crossref, OpenAlex, dblp) and full-text repositories (arXiv, PMC, CORE, OpenAIRE) with optional API keys for rate-limit improvement, and chains fallback strategies for PDF retrieval across multiple OA sources before optional Sci-Hub access. Integrates as an MCP server compatible with LLM clients like Claude Desktop via the MCP Python SDK.

About mcp-semantic-scholar-server

benhaotang/mcp-semantic-scholar-server

MCP server for Semantic Scholar to search for papers

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