Academic papers MCP servers

A server here finds, reads or cites scholarly papers and research literature.

Not here: writing papers.

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  1. WebSearch MCP Server @daidaij/websearch-mcpserverZero-API-key MCP search server: multi-engine web/academic search, PDF parsing, secure web fetch6% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from MCPB.25 GitHub stars.
  2. Fulltext Article Downloader @computron/fulltext-article-downloaderFull text of research papers by DOI, arXiv, PMC or OpenReview id, verified against the record5% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.24 GitHub stars.
  3. Semantic Scholar MCP Server @smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcpMCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.24 GitHub stars.
  4. Source Library @embassy-of-the-free-mind/source-librarySearch 22,000+ rare pre-modern texts with AI English translations, summaries, and 73K+ images.3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.21 GitHub stars.
  5. Wet @n24q02m-io/wetOpen-source MCP server for AI agents: web search, content extraction, and library docs.Not assessed yet.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.19 GitHub stars.
  6. Books & Papers MCP Server @jmrplens/libgen-mcpFederated search of books and papers, formatted citations, open-access retrieval and reading.6% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.19 GitHub stars.
  7. Wet @n24q02m/wet-mcpOpen-source MCP server for AI agents: web search, content extraction, and library docs.7% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.18 GitHub stars.
  8. openalex-mcp-server @cyanheads/openalex-mcp-serverAccess the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications.2% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.16 GitHub stars.
  9. Pubcrawl @nickjlamb/pubcrawlPubMed & Europe PMC literature search, US/UK drug labelling, and clinical trials for AI assistants.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.15 GitHub stars.
  10. Paper Search Openai @smithery/adamamer20-paper-search-mcp-openaiSearch and download academic papers from arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Google Scholar, Semantic…12% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; you sign in with your account.15 GitHub stars.
  11. PapersFlow @papersflow-ai/papersflowAcademic research MCP server for paper search, citation checks, graphs, and deep research.6% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; you sign in with your account.14 GitHub stars.
  12. Mathlas @archerkattri/mathlasAirtight math for AI agents: 3.68M-doc theorem search + numeric/Lean verification. No LLM, no key.3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.13 GitHub stars.
  13. BioMCP-TS @yeyuan98/biomcp-tsBiomedical MCP server: genes, variants, trials, literature, patents, optional SQL/R/biowasm tools.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.12 GitHub stars.
  14. Scholar Feed @ygao2005/scholar-feed-mcpRank CS/AI/ML papers by citations, forecast impact, or code adoption; trace 23.2M citation edges.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.12 GitHub stars.
  15. OpenResearch MCP @olanokhin/openresearch-mcpZero-auth research MCP: web, academic, finance, news, weather, macro, social, SEC. No keys.7% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.11 GitHub stars.
  16. Scholar Sidekick @mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcpCatch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.11 GitHub stars.
  17. Machine Library @spacefrontiers/mcpMachine Library: cited search over papers, books, patents and social posts, with agent comments.9% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; you sign in with your account.11 GitHub stars.
  18. HasData Google Scholar @hasdata/google-scholarGoogle Scholar search results, citation counts and citation export formats, as structured JSON.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.10 GitHub stars.
  19. ZoteroBridge @combjellyshen/zotero-bridgeMCP Server for Zotero SQLite Database - collection, tagging, PDF reading and more.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.10 GitHub stars.
  20. HEOR Agent @neptun2000/heor-agentHEOR MCP server: literature search, CEA, BIA, NMA/MAIC, HTA dossiers (NICE/FDA/EMA/JCA).4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.9 GitHub stars.
  21. PyEuropePMC @jonasheinickebio/pyeuropepmcSearch and analyse scientific literature across Europe PMC, PubMed, arXiv, and ClinicalTrials.gov3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.8 GitHub stars.
  22. Zotero Native MCP @dvdsosa/zotero-native-mcpRead and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.5% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.8 GitHub stars.
  23. Zotero Local @piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-localSearch, read PDFs, and find related papers in your local Zotero library. Read-only, 100% local.5% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.8 GitHub stars.
  24. OpenArx @openarx/openarxOpen scientific and engineering knowledge for AI agents: search, evidence, document publishing.5% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; you sign in with your account.8 GitHub stars.