How do I install Scientific-Papers-MCP?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/benedict2310/Scientific-Papers-MCP

What does Scientific-Papers-MCP connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches core. The credentials we found in its source are CORE_API_KEY.

Is Scientific-Papers-MCP official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 60 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-08-14.

What licence does Scientific-Papers-MCP use?

The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.

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Scientific-Papers-MCP

Scientific-Papers-MCP is an MCP server. It reaches core. It needs CORE_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 60 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide language models with real-time access to scientific papers from arXiv and OpenAlex.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. Scientific-Papers-MCP’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read Scientific-Papers-MCP’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

core

Credential

CORE_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

stale

Licence

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From the repository

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides LLMs with real-time access to scientific papers from arXiv and OpenAlex.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What Scientific-Papers-MCP can do

5 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

list_categories: Lists available categories/concepts from any data source.
fetch_latest: Fetches the latest papers from any source for a given category with metadata only (no text extraction).
fetch_top_cited: Fetches the top cited papers from OpenAlex for a given concept since a specific date.
search_papers: Searches for papers across multiple academic sources with field-specific search and sorting options.
fetch_content: Fetches full metadata and text content for a specific paper by ID with complete text extraction.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

Common questions about Scientific-Papers-MCP

What does Scientific-Papers-MCP do?: This server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide language models with real-time access to scientific papers from arXiv and OpenAlex.
How do I install Scientific-Papers-MCP?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/benedict2310/Scientific-Papers-MCP
What does Scientific-Papers-MCP connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches core. The credentials we found in its source are CORE_API_KEY.
Is Scientific-Papers-MCP official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 60 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-08-14.
What licence does Scientific-Papers-MCP use?: The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.