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. CiteStamp @citestamp/citestampCitation-health over a CC0 citation graph: what supports, refutes, or cites a paper. Read-only.3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  2. CiteGuard @lonexreb/retractguardOpen watchdog for retracted & problematic citations: Retraction Watch, OpenAlex, Crossref.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.
  3. Arxivsub @arxivsub/arxivsub-mcpSearch arXiv and major AI/ML/CV/NLP/robotics conference papers and their related work.9% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.
  4. xpay Academic Research @xpaysh/academic-research30+ academic research tools. Semantic Scholar, arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, CrossRef, IACR.9% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from a package registry.
  5. Pharma @pubspro/pharma-mcpMCP server for ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, FDA drug labels, FAERS, and ICH guidelines.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.
  6. Scholaris @penny4nonsense/mcp-scholarisAcademic paper search and retrieval via arXiv, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, Unpaywall.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.
  7. Scholar @mlintangmz2765/scholarHardened Scholar MCP for deep academic research (Scopus, OpenAlex, Unpaywall) with PDF vision.5% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.
  8. Paper Chaser MCP @joshuasundance-swca/paper-chaser-mcpMCP server for academic papers, citations, authors, ECOS dossiers, and Federal Register text.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from Docker.
  9. Crossref @jtl-neo/crossref-mcpMCP server wrapping the Crossref REST API for scholarly metadata.3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.
  10. Faculti @facultidev42facultidevelopment/facultiSearch academic expert insights, papers and contributions from Faculti6% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.
  11. Litra Paper Search @akkylab/litra-paper-searchMCP server for Litra.ai – AI-powered academic paper search with relevance scoring and summarization3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.
  12. Academic Research @thenextgennexus-io/academic-research-mcp-serverSearch arXiv, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia for academic papers and knowledge7% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.
  13. Search Papers @saidiibrahim/search-papersAn MCP server to search papers from arXiv11% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.
  14. Crossref @smaboundless/crossrefSearch and retrieve scholarly metadata from the Crossref REST API2% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.
  15. Literature Review Council @ravicha2/lit-review-councilMulti-agent literature review: research, peer review, and synthesize grounded reports.5% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.
  16. Agentcite @kevinx702/agentciteFabrication-free, DOI-backed citations for AI agents — real openAlex sources, never hallucinated.8% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from npm.
  17. methods-mcp @flynnlachendro/methods-mcpMCP server for structured methods extraction + reproducibility heuristics on academic papers.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.
  18. Academic Research Intelligence MCP @foundrynet/academic-intel-mcpAcademic paper search, scientific literature, citation analysis, arXiv & semantic related-work.9% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  19. Citation Finder Ai @csoai-org/citation-finder-ai-mcpCitation Finder Ai MCP Server by MEOK AI Labs6% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.Runs on your machine, installed from PyPI.
  20. Citation Verifier @lazymac2x/citation-verifierCloudflare Workers MCP server: citation-verifier6% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  21. ArXiv @guptaprakhariitr/arxiv-mcpArXiv preprint search, daily category digest, and author-collaborator graph.8% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  22. 水素分子医学文献データベース — Molecular hydrogen medical literature (H2 Papers) @h2-papers/mcp-serverPubMed molecular-hydrogen medical literature with delivery-aware safety notes inline.5% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  23. Agent Signals @hassanahashish-design/agent-signals-mcpHiring, SEC, research papers, GitHub & Hacker News as JSON for AI agents. Pay-per-result on Apify.9% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; it needs your API key.
  24. Cure Cancer With AI @hifarrer/cure-cancer-with-aiFree oncology data (research, trials, FDA approvals, news) plus IBM MAMMAL biomedical predictions.6% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.