Enables searching and retrieving research papers from arXiv, the popular preprint repository for scientific papers
Listed as a planned integration for searching and retrieving research papers from HAL open science repository
Provides access to search and retrieve research papers from the Open Science Framework (OSF) API and multiple OSF-hosted preprint servers
Listed as a planned integration for accessing research papers from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Paperclip MCP Server
📎 Paperclip is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables searching and retrieving research papers from Arxiv, the Open Science Framework (OSF) API, and OpenAlex.
Quick Start
Setup the paperclip MCP server in your host via the server url https://paperclip.matsjfunke.com/mcp
no authentication is needed.
Example JSON for cursor:
Table of Contents
Usage Examples
Here are examples of Paperclip integrated with popular MCP clients:
Cursor IDE:
Langdock:
Supported Paper providers
- AfricArXiv
- AgriXiv
- ArabXiv
- arXiv
- BioHackrXiv
- BodoArXiv
- COP Preprints
- EarthArXiv
- EcoEvoRxiv
- ECSarxiv
- EdArXiv
- EngrXiv
- FocusArchive
- Frenxiv
- INArxiv
- IndiaRxiv
- Law Archive
- LawArXiv
- LISSA
- LiveData
- MarXiv
- MediArXiv
- MetaArXiv
- MindRxiv
- NewAddictionSx
- NutriXiv
- OpenAlex
- OSF Preprints
- PaleoRxiv
- PsyArXiv
- SocArXiv
- SportRxiv
- Thesis Commons
Preprint Providers to be added
- bioRxiv & medRxiv both share the underlying api structure (https://api.biorxiv.org/pubs/[server]/[interval]/[cursor] where [server] can be "biorxiv" or "medrxiv")
- ChemRxiv
- hal open science
- research square
- osf preprints
- preprints.org
- science open
- SSRN
- synthical
Contributing
Interested in contributing to Paperclip? Check out our Contributing Guide for development setup instructions, testing procedures, and more!
This server cannot be installed
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
The paperclip server enables searching and retrieving research papers from various sources
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