Lit

Name: Lit
Author: gauravfs-14

@gauravfs-14MCP server · External

MCP server for academic literature databases (arXiv, DBLP) to accelerate research using LLMs.

Academic papersv1.0.0

Freeno charge per call

How to install

Runs on your machine from its package; the steps are below.

Safety · AI4%Low risk
Does · AIReadsOnly looks things up
ConnectOn your machineRuns on your machine
Popularity20 a weekUpdated 9 Oct 2025
StatusAll clearChecked facts, not AI

What it does

Reads
Writes
High impact

At most: only reads or looks up information.

What it costs

Free

Odel charges nothing per call. The publisher may charge for its own service.

Runs locally over stdio

This server isn't hosted — your MCP client launches it from a package registry. Use one of the commands below, or drop the config into your client (e.g. Claude Desktop).

PyPIlit-mcpv1.0.0

Run

uvx lit-mcp

MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lit": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lit-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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