How do I use Call For Papers MCP?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Call For Papers MCP search for machine learning conferences with submission deadlines in 2025" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

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Call For Papers MCP

A Smithery MCP for searching academic conferences and events from WikiCFP.

Description

ConferenceSearcher allows you to search for upcoming academic conferences and events based on keywords. It scrapes conference information from WikiCFP and returns detailed information about each matching event, including name, description, dates, location, and submission deadlines.

Tool: getEvents

Search for conferences matching specific keywords.

Parameters

keywords (string, required): Keywords to search for conferences (e.g., 'ai agent', 'machine learning')
limit (number, optional): Maximum number of events to return (default: 10)

Returns

A JSON object with the following properties:

status: Status of the operation (success/error)
count: Number of events found
events: Array of conference events, each containing:
- name: Name of the conference
- title: Title of the conference
- when: Date and time of the conference
- where: Location of the conference
- submission_deadline: Submission deadline
- notification_due: Notification due date (if available)
- wikicfp_link: Link to the conference page on WikiCFP
- description: Description text for call
- external_link: External conference website URL (if available)
- related_resources: Array of related conferences/resources (if available), each containing:
  - name: Name of the related resource
  - title: Title of the related resource
  - url: WikiCFP URL to the related resource

Response Example

python3 app.py "ai agent" 3

{
  "status": "success",
  "count": 3,
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "188218",
      "name": "AIAS 2025",
      "title": "Symposium for AI Accelerated Science 2025",
      "when": "Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 28, 2025",
      "where": "San Francisco",
      "submission_deadline": "Aug 1, 2028",
      "notification_due": "Sep 1, 2028",
      "wikicfp_link": "http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=188218©ownerid=193501",
      "description": "We invite submissions that explore how core advancements in artificial intelligence are accelerating progress in science. This call focuses on transformative AI innovations that enable new modes of inquiry, hypothesis generation, and experimentation across scientific disciplines. We especially welcome work in the following areas: Foundational Models.......",
      "external_link": "https://aias2025.org/",
      "related_resources": [
        {
          "name": "AIxDKE 2026",
          "title": "International Conference on AI x Data and Knowledge Engineering",
          "url": "http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=188224"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "186126",
      "name": "PRIMA 2025",
      "title": "26th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems",
      "when": "Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025",
      "where": "Modena",
      "submission_deadline": "Jul 22, 2025 (Jul 15, 2025)",
      "notification_due": "Sep 29, 2025",
      "wikicfp_link": "http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=186126©ownerid=186186",
      "external_link": "https://conferences-website.github.io/prima2025/",
      "related_resources": [
        {
          "name": "Ei/Scopus-CCNML 2025",
          "title": "2025 5th International Conference on Communications, Networking and Machine Learning (CCNML 2025)",
          "url": "http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=127474"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "185890",
      "name": "EUMAS 2025",
      "title": "The 22nd European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems",
      "when": "Sep 3, 2025 - Sep 5, 2025",
      "where": "Bucharest, Romania",
      "submission_deadline": "May 16, 2025",
      "notification_due": "Jun 30, 2025",
      "wikicfp_link": "http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=185890©ownerid=191777",
      "external_link": "https://euramas.github.io/eumas2025/",
      "related_resources": [
        {
          "name": "Ei/Scopus-CCNML 2025",
          "title": "2025 5th International Conference on Communications, Networking and Machine Learning (CCNML 2025)",
          "url": "http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=127474"
        },
        {
          "name": "PRIMA 2025",
          "title": "26th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems",
          "url": "http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=186126"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}