paper-search-mcp
paper-search-mcp is an MCP server. It reaches paper. It needs PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_CORE_API_KEY, PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_IEEE_API_KEY, PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY and PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_ZENODO_ACCESS_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 2,887 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
This tool allows users to search and download academic papers from sources such as arXiv, PubMed, and bioRxiv, using a command-line interface.
Install
Read from paper-search-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
npx @deepseek-ai/dsh@0.2.0-paper-search-mcp
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
MCP, CLI, Skills for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources like arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, etc.
What paper-search-mcp can do
2 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
search_papers- High-level `search_papers` for multi-source concurrent search & deduplication.
download_with_fallback- Download with fallback relying on publisher open access links with sequential fallbacks.
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
Common questions about paper-search-mcp
- What does paper-search-mcp do?
- This tool allows users to search and download academic papers from sources such as arXiv, PubMed, and bioRxiv, using a command-line interface.
- How do I install paper-search-mcp?
- Its own README gives this command: npx @deepseek-ai/dsh@0.2.0-paper-search-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does paper-search-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches paper. The credentials we found in its source are PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_CORE_API_KEY, PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_IEEE_API_KEY, PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY and PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_ZENODO_ACCESS_TOKEN.
- Is paper-search-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2,887 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-02.
- What licence does paper-search-mcp use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.