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Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex)

Unified search over arXiv, Semantic Scholar & OpenAlex, plus arXiv full-text & citation graphs.

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Install Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) in your MCP client

Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) is a Model Context Protocol server. Add it to your MCP client config once, restart, and the server's tools become available to your AI assistant. The same JSON snippet below works across all four major clients — only the config file path differs.

  1. Locate your client's MCP config file.
    • Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
    • Claude Desktop (macOS): ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Claude Desktop (Windows): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
    • VS Code: Settings → Extensions → MCP
    • Windsurf: Settings → MCP Servers
  2. Add Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) to the mcpServers map — paste the snippet below into your config file. If you already have other MCP servers, merge the entry into the existing mcpServers object.
  3. Restart your client so it picks up the new server.
  4. Verify — ask the assistant to list available tools; Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex)'s tools should appear.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-search--arxiv---semantic-scholar---openalex-": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paper-search--arxiv---semantic-scholar---openalex-/mcp-server"
      ],
      "note": "Replace with the actual package name from the server's documentation."
    }
  }
}

Install Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) in Cursor

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Cursor. Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) in Claude Desktop (macOS)

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (macOS). Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) in Claude Desktop (Windows)

Open %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (Windows). Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) in VS Code

Open Settings → Extensions → MCP in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart VS Code. Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Transport

Paper Search (arXiv + Semantic Scholar + OpenAlex) supports the following MCP transports. Most AI clients use stdio by default for locally-installed servers.

streamable-http

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