paperbanana
paperbanana is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches atlascloud, google and openai. It needs ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 2,412 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
This repository implements and extends Google Research’s PaperBanana for automated creation of academic figures, diagrams, and research visuals, with expansion to new domains such as slide generation.
Install
Read from paperbanana’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
pip install paperbanana
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
Open source implementation and extension of Google Research’s PaperBanana for automated academic figures, diagrams, and research visuals, expanded to new domains like slide generation.
What paperbanana can do
2 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
generate- Methodology Diagrams
continue-run- Continue a specific run
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
paperbanana compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paperbanana (this page) | atlascloud, google, openai | ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 2,412 | 2026-09-17 | MIT |
| agent-fleet-o | anthropic, google, openai, typesafe(2 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DB_PASSWORD, GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN, TYPESAFE_API_KEY | 76 | 2026-10-20 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Promptheus | anthropic, google, openai(2 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 17 | 2026-10-13 | MIT |
| ms-365-mcp-server | ms365, openai(1 shared) | MS365_MCP_ATTACHMENT_URL_KEY, MS365_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MS365_MCP_OAUTH_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY | 1,068 | 2026-10-23 | MIT |
| just-prompt | anthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(1 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 739 | 2025-08-10 | — |
| flama | anthropic, openai(1 shared) | None listed | 304 | 2026-10-13 | Apache-2.0 |
Ranked by services in common with paperbanana, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about paperbanana
- What does paperbanana do?
- This repository implements and extends Google Research’s PaperBanana for automated creation of academic figures, diagrams, and research visuals, with expansion to new domains such as slide generation.
- How do I install paperbanana?
- Its own README gives this command: pip install paperbanana. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does paperbanana connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches atlascloud, google and openai. The credentials we found in its source are ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY.
- Is paperbanana official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2,412 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-17.
- What licence does paperbanana use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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