About Paper Finder
Paper Finder is an MCP server for locating research papers and arXiv preprints, aimed at people conducting literature searches. It can also retrieve abstracts and free full text from a DOI or identifier; the server is public, read-only, and requires no key.
Key features
- 01Find research papers
- 02Find arXiv preprints
- 03Retrieve abstracts by DOI or ID
- 04Retrieve free full text
Use cases
- 01Search research literature
- 02Read a paper via its DOI
MCP support
It provides paper search and text retrieval to MCP clients. The server is public, read-only, and requires no key.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://papers.openkrill.app/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http app-openkrill-papers https://papers.openkrill.app/mcp{"mcpServers":{"app-openkrill-papers":{"type":"http","url":"https://papers.openkrill.app/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"app-openkrill-papers":{"type":"http","url":"https://papers.openkrill.app/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"app-openkrill-papers":{"type":"http","url":"https://papers.openkrill.app/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"app-openkrill-papers":{"serverUrl":"https://papers.openkrill.app/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
5| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | No | Number of papers to return, 5 by default |
| query | string | Yes | Topic words, such as "retrieval augmented generation evaluation" |
| from_year | integer | No | Only papers published in this year or later |
| open_access_only | boolean | No | Only papers with a free full text; false by default |
Details
From the project READMEResearch and Public Data
Find papers, check references and DOIs, read US federal regulations, compare country statistics, and make a school digest.
claude plugin install research@openkrill
| Skill and MCP server | Tool | Endpoint |
|---|---|---|
papers | Paper Finder | https://papers.openkrill.app/mcp |
citations | Citation Checker | https://citations.openkrill.app/mcp |
rules | US Federal Regulations (CFR) | https://rules.openkrill.app/mcp |
countrystats | Country Stats Facts | https://countrystats.openkrill.app/mcp |
school-digest | School Digest | https://schooldigest.openkrill.app/mcp |
Every server is public, read-only and needs no key. Generated from the Agent Tools plugin listings; edits made here are overwritten.
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