ArXiv MCP Server
by huanongfish
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARXIV_STORAGE_PATH | No | Paper storage location | ~/.arxiv-mcp-server/papers |
Schema
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| research-discovery | Begin research exploration on a specific topic |
| paper-analysis | Analyze a specific paper |
| literature-synthesis | Synthesize findings across papers |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_papers | Search for papers on arXiv with advanced filtering |
| download_paper | Download a paper and create a resource for it |
| list_papers | List all existing papers available as resources |
| read_paper | Read the full content of a stored paper in markdown format |