OpenReview MCP Server

An MCP server that connects Claude to OpenReview for conference reviewer and area chair workflows.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   cd openreview-mcp
   uv sync

2. Create a .env file from the example:

   cp .env.example .env

3. Edit .env with your OpenReview credentials:

   OPENREVIEW_USERNAME=your_email@example.com
   OPENREVIEW_PASSWORD=your_password
   OPENREVIEW_BASEURL=https://api2.openreview.net

Related MCP server: Zotero MCP

Claude Code Configuration

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openreview": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/openreview-mcp", "python", "-m", "openreview_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Read Tools

• list_venues — List venues where you have active roles

• list_assignments — List papers assigned to you

• get_submission — Get full submission details

• get_pdf — Download a paper's PDF for analysis

• get_reviews — Get all reviews for a paper

• get_review_status — Check review completion across your assigned papers

• get_discussion — Get discussion threads on a paper

Write Tools (preview + confirm)

• submit_review — Prepare and submit a review

• edit_review — Edit your existing review

• submit_meta_review — Prepare and submit a meta-review

• post_comment — Post a comment on a submission

• message_reviewer — Send a private message to a reviewer (visible to ACs, SACs, PCs)

• confirm_submission — Confirm and post a pending write action

Write tools return a preview first. You must call confirm_submission with the confirmation ID to actually post to OpenReview.

Development

uv sync --all-extras
uv run pytest

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.