ArXiv MCP Server

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
ARXIV_STORAGE_PATHNoPaper storage location~/.arxiv-mcp-server/papers

Schema

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
search_papersSearch for papers on arXiv with advanced filtering
download_paperDownload a paper and create a resource for it
list_papersList all existing papers available as resources
read_paperRead the full content of a stored paper in markdown format