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mcp-simple-arxiv

An MCP server that provides access to arXiv papers through their API.

Features

This server allows LLM clients (like Claude Desktop) to:

  • Search for scientific papers on arXiv by title and abstract content
  • Get paper metadata and abstracts
  • Access links to available paper formats (PDF/HTML)

The server implements proper rate limiting according to arXiv's API guidelines (max 1 request every 3 seconds).

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Simple Arxiv for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-simple-arxiv --client claude

Manual Installation

pip install mcp-simple-arxiv

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json:

(Mac OS)

{ "mcpServers": { "simple-arxiv": { "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "mcp_simple_arxiv"] } } }

(Windows version):

{ "mcpServers": { "simple-arxiv": { "command": "C:\\Users\\YOUR_USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python311\\python.exe", "args": [ "-m", "mcp_simple_arxiv" ] } } }

After restarting Claude Desktop, the following capabilities will be available:

Searching Papers

You can ask Claude to search for papers using queries like:

Can you search arXiv for recent papers about large language models?

The search will return basic information about matching papers including:

  • Paper title
  • Authors
  • arXiv ID
  • Publication date

Getting Paper Details

Once you have a paper ID, you can ask for more details:

Can you show me the details for paper 2103.08220?

This will return:

  • Full paper title
  • Authors
  • Publication and update dates
  • Journal reference (if available)
  • Paper abstract
  • Links to available formats (PDF/HTML)

Development

To install for development:

git clone https://github.com/andybrandt/mcp-simple-arxiv cd mcp-simple-arxiv pip install -e .

arXiv API Guidelines

This server follows arXiv API usage guidelines:

  • Rate limiting to max 1 request per 3 seconds
  • Single connection at a time
  • Proper error handling and retry logic

License

MIT

Install Server
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security – no known vulnerabilities
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license - permissive license
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quality - confirmed to work

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remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Tools

An MCP server that provides access to arXiv papers through their API.

  1. Features
    1. Installation
      1. Installing via Smithery
      2. Manual Installation
    2. Usage with Claude Desktop
      1. Searching Papers
      2. Getting Paper Details
    3. Development
      1. arXiv API Guidelines
    4. License

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