Paper Search MCP

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• paper_search_mcp/server.py:1095-1104 (handler)

  The download_openaire tool handler in the MCP server, which delegates the download task to the OpenAiresearcher instance.

  async def download_openaire(paper_id: str, save_path: str = "./downloads") -> str:
      """Download PDF for a paper from OpenAIRE.
  
      Args:
          paper_id: OpenAIRE paper identifier.
          save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads').
      Returns:
          str: Path to downloaded PDF or error message.
      """
      return openaire_searcher.download_pdf(paper_id, save_path)

• paper_search_mcp/academic_platforms/openaire.py:651-675 (handler)

  The download_pdf method implementation in the OpenAiresearcher class, which currently raises a NotImplementedError, indicating that this specific tool's functionality is not yet implemented.

  def download_pdf(self, paper_id: str, save_path: str) -> str:
      """
      Download PDF for an OpenAIRE paper.
  
      Note: OpenAIRE provides links to open access versions when available.
  
      Args:
          paper_id: OpenAIRE paper identifier
          save_path: Directory to save the PDF
  
      Returns:
          Path to the saved PDF file
  
      Raises:
          Exception: If download fails or no PDF available
      """
      # Implementation would need to:
      # 1. Fetch paper details to get PDF URL
      # 2. Download the PDF if available
      # 3. Save to specified path
  
      raise NotImplementedError(
          f"{self.__class__.__name__} PDF download not implemented yet. "
          "Use the pdf_url field from search results for direct access."
      )