paper-search-mcp

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What's in the stack

AI

MCP SDK

API layer

Pydantic

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What the README says you get

• API
  Multi-source paper searchSearch and download papers from arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Google Scholar
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  Unified search toolHigh-level `search_papers` for multi-source concurrent search & deduplication
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  Fallback download`download_with_fallback` relying on publisher open access links with sequential fallbacks
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  Platform connectorsModular connectors for specific academic platforms (arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.)
• API
  DOI extractionintelligent DOI extraction via regex text analysis or API fields
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  Standardized paper outputPapers are returned in a consistent dictionary format via the `Paper` class
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  Optional API keysSources like Semantic Scholar can work better with a user-provided API key
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  Bounded reference lookupsOpenAlex references and citing papers from a DOI or OpenAlex ID
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  MCP client integrationCompatible with MCP clients for LLM context enhancement
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  DeepSeek Harness integrationA dsh profile bundle (clone the repo, `npx @deepseek-ai/dsh@0.2.0-rc.2 plugin --profile web add link:./dsh`)
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  Extensible platform moduleEasily add new academic platforms by extending the `academic_platforms` module
• Auth
  OAuth protected-resource modeOptional OAuth protected-resource mode adds standard discovery, JWT bearer-token validation and required scopes

Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 12, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 2 unverifiable items were discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.