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Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.
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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"eclipse-cj-paper-distill-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"paper-distill-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENALEX_EMAIL": "",
"CORE_API_KEY": "YOUR_CORE_API_KEY",
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN",
"TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID": "",
"DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "YOUR_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "",
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": "YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
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Environment
| Name | Required | Notes |
|---|
| OPENALEX_EMAIL | No | Email for OpenAlex polite pool (higher rate limits) and Unpaywall queries |
| CORE_API_KEY | No | CORE API key for enhanced open-access paper retrieval (free at core.ac.uk) Secret. |
| TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN | No | Telegram bot token for paper delivery Secret. |
| TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID | No | Telegram chat ID for paper delivery |
| DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL | No | Discord webhook URL for paper delivery Secret. |
| ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID | No | Zotero user ID for saving papers to your library |
| ZOTERO_API_KEY | No | Zotero API key for saving papers to your library Secret. |
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Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.
FAQ
- What is Paper Distill MCP?
- Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.
- How do I install Paper Distill MCP?
- Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.
- Is Paper Distill MCP official?
- No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.
- How is the trust score calculated?
- This listing scores 40 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.
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