download_semantic

Download PDF files from Semantic Scholar using paper IDs, DOIs, arXiv IDs, or URLs to save academic papers for research and reference.

Instructions

Download PDF of a Semantic Scholar paper.

Args: paper_id: Semantic Scholar paper ID, Paper identifier in one of the following formats: - Semantic Scholar ID (e.g., "649def34f8be52c8b66281af98ae884c09aef38b") - DOI: (e.g., "DOI:10.18653/v1/N18-3011") - ARXIV: (e.g., "ARXIV:2106.15928") - MAG: (e.g., "MAG:112218234") - ACL: (e.g., "ACL:W12-3903") - PMID: (e.g., "PMID:19872477") - PMCID: (e.g., "PMCID:2323736") - URL: (e.g., "URL:https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15928v1") save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads'). Returns: Path to the downloaded PDF file.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`paper_id`	Yes
`save_path`	No		./downloads

Implementation Reference

paper_search_mcp/server.py:620-637 (handler)

The `download_semantic` function is the handler that implements the downloading logic for Semantic Scholar papers by delegating to `semantic_searcher.download_pdf`.

async def download_semantic(paper_id: str, save_path: str = "./downloads") -> str:
    """Download PDF of a Semantic Scholar paper.    

    Args:
        paper_id: Semantic Scholar paper ID, Paper identifier in one of the following formats:
            - Semantic Scholar ID (e.g., "649def34f8be52c8b66281af98ae884c09aef38b")
            - DOI:<doi> (e.g., "DOI:10.18653/v1/N18-3011")
            - ARXIV:<id> (e.g., "ARXIV:2106.15928")
            - MAG:<id> (e.g., "MAG:112218234")
            - ACL:<id> (e.g., "ACL:W12-3903")
            - PMID:<id> (e.g., "PMID:19872477")
            - PMCID:<id> (e.g., "PMCID:2323736")
            - URL:<url> (e.g., "URL:https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15928v1")
        save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads').
    Returns:
        Path to the downloaded PDF file.
    """ 
    return semantic_searcher.download_pdf(paper_id, save_path)

paper_search_mcp/server.py:619-620 (registration)
The tool is registered with the MCP server using the `@mcp.tool()` decorator.
```
@mcp.tool()
async def download_semantic(paper_id: str, save_path: str = "./downloads") -> str:
```

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