How do I install Papertext?

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 Papertext official?

No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

This listing scores 37 (Limited). The formula is published on the methodology page.

Papertext MCP Server — Install for Claude, Cursor & VS Code | MCPpedia

Name: Papertext MCP Server
Author: jhytabest

Academic literature search, retrieval, and private library management on top of OpenAlex.

RegistryRemotejhytabest

37Limited

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jhytabest-papertext": {
      "url": "https://app.papertext.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This server does not declare environment variables.

Tools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. GitHub enrichment fills this in when a token is configured.

77Good

Search, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.

Registry54yyyu5.4K stars

74Good

Local-first agentic RAG with citations - hybrid search, reranking, multimodal document retrieval