read_ssrn_paper
Retrieve academic paper content from SSRN using paper identifiers. Note: SSRN connector provides metadata only; full content reading is not supported.
Instructions
Read paper content from SSRN.
Note: SSRN connector is metadata-only and read is not supported.
Args: paper_id: SSRN paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (unused). Returns: str: Error message from metadata-only SSRN connector.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| paper_id | Yes | ||
| save_path | No | ./downloads |
Implementation Reference
- paper_search_mcp/server.py:1238-1249 (handler)Handler function for read_ssrn_paper tool. Note that it actually invokes ssrn_searcher.read_paper, which is documented as metadata-only and does not support reading.
async def read_ssrn_paper(paper_id: str, save_path: str = "./downloads") -> str: """Read paper content from SSRN. Note: SSRN connector is metadata-only and read is not supported. Args: paper_id: SSRN paper identifier. save_path: Directory where the PDF is/will be saved (unused). Returns: str: Error message from metadata-only SSRN connector. """ return ssrn_searcher.read_paper(paper_id, save_path) - paper_search_mcp/server.py:1237-1238 (registration)Registration of read_ssrn_paper using the @mcp.tool() decorator.
@mcp.tool() async def read_ssrn_paper(paper_id: str, save_path: str = "./downloads") -> str: