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by LAHutchins91 · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.1 · published by GitHub user LAHutchins91

Research paper search with real citations and reference formatting for AI assistants

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4 tools: 1 change things and 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http papers https://papers-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • format_citationFormat a real paper in APA, MLA, Chicago author-date, or BibTeX using metadata fetched for the identifier.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Format a real paper in APA, MLA, Chicago author-date, or BibTeX using metadata fetched for the identifier. Titles are kept as the source provided them. Author particles may need a human check because display names are split mechanically. If the paper cannot be resolved, do not hand-write a citation.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_paperFetch one paper's title, authors, year, venue, and abstract by DOI, PMID, arXiv id, or OpenAlex work id.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_paper" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch one paper's title, authors, year, venue, and abstract by DOI, PMID, arXiv id, or OpenAlex work id. Metadata comes from the API that resolved the identifier. If no source returns a record, say so. Do not guess the abstract.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • search_papersSearch peer-reviewed and preprint records by question or keywords.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_papers" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search peer-reviewed and preprint records by question or keywords. Filters: year_from, year_to, field, open_access, and source (openalex, semantic_scholar, pubmed, crossref, arxiv, or all). Returns only works those APIs returned, each with a source link and an identifier. An empty list means the APIs returned nothing. Do not invent papers to fill a gap.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http papers https://papers-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__papers__search_papers",
      "mcp__papers__get_paper",
      "mcp__papers__find_related_papers"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__papers__format_citation"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as papers. Review it before you use it.