ChinaRxiv MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHINARXIV_EMAIL | Yes | Email sent in the X-API-Email header (required by upstream) | |
| CHINARXIV_TIMEOUT | No | Timeout in seconds for API requests (default: 30) | 30 |
| CHINARXIV_BASE_URL | No | Base URL of the ChinaRxiv API (default: https://chinarxiv.org) | https://chinarxiv.org |
| CHINARXIV_USER_AGENT | No | User-Agent header value (default: mcp-chinarxiv/0.1) | mcp-chinarxiv/0.1 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_papersC | Search and filter papers in the unified ChinaRxiv/RussiaRxiv corpus. |
| get_paper_detailB | Get ChinaRxiv paper metadata/details by paper ID. |
| get_paper_full_textA | Get full text for a ChinaRxiv paper by paper ID. Returns markdown when the API provides it. |
| get_paper_figuresC | Get figure metadata or extracted figures for a ChinaRxiv paper. |
| download_paper_pdfC | Download an English paper PDF, following the upstream redirect and returning file metadata. |
| list_subjectsC | List ChinaRxiv subjects. |
| list_publicationsC | List journals/publications with translated papers. |
| get_api_statsC | Get ChinaRxiv API statistics. |
| list_bulk_exportsA | List available ChinaRxiv bulk exports. The upstream API documents this as rate limited. |
| health_checkC | Check ChinaRxiv API health. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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