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An MCP server designed for searching and retrieving research papers from arXiv.
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Research Paper MCP Server
An MCP server for searching and retrieving research papers from arXiv.
Setup
Clone the repository and set up the environment:
git clone <repository-url>
cd mcp_server
uv init
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -r requirements.txt
Testing
Launch the MCP inspector to test the server:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run research_server.py
Tools
search_arxiv(topic, max_results=5)
Search arXiv for papers on a given topic. Returns list of paper IDs and stores paper info locally.
get_paper_info(paper_id)
Get detailed information about a specific paper by its arXiv ID.
Usage
The server stores paper data in research_papers/ directory, organized by topic.
Dependencies
- Python 3.12+
- mcp
- arxiv