paperSearch
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPER_SEARCH_CACHE | No | Local SQLite cache file path. | /tmp/paper_search_cache.db |
| SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY | No | Semantic Scholar API key. Recommended to avoid rate limits. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_literatureC | Search open scholarly literature across configured sources. |
| plan_literature_searchC | Plan source routing and ranking without running a live search. |
| get_workB | Get a work by identifier (DOI, PMID, PMCID, arXiv, etc.). |
| resolve_identifiersC | Resolve a list of identifiers across sources and return merged records. |
| get_source_statusB | Return the health status of all configured sources. |
| lookup_meshC | Lookup MeSH descriptors for a biomedical term. |
| find_related_articlesC | Find PubMed related article PMIDs. |
| convert_identifiersC | Convert DOI/PMID/PMCID identifiers through the NCBI ID converter. |
| search_literature_signalsC | Search biomedical literature signals via PubTator3. |
| expand_from_workC | Expand from a known work by citations, references, or similar papers. |
| export_recordsC | Export a list of works to a supported format. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 11 tools
Several tools have overlapping purposes: search_literature vs. search_literature_signals both search, resolve_identifiers vs. convert_identifiers both handle IDs, and find_related_articles vs. expand_from_work both find related works. Descriptions clarify differences, but confusion is possible.
Most tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern (search_literature, get_work, resolve_identifiers, export_records). Minor deviations like expand_from_work (verb-preposition) and lookup_mesh (terse) exist but do not disrupt overall predictability.
With 11 tools, the set is well-scoped for a literature search server. Each tool serves a distinct step in discovery, retrieval, and export without unnecessary redundancy or bloat.
The tool set covers the core scholarly search workflow: planning, searching, retrieving by ID, converting identifiers, expanding from known works, and exporting. Minor gaps exist, such as full-text retrieval or advanced citation analysis, but they are not critical for the stated purpose.