How do I install Find Research Papers?

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.

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

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This listing scores 36 (Limited). The formula is published on the methodology page.

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Find Research Papers MCP Server

Name: Find Research Papers MCP Server
Author: surendranb

Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "find-research-papers-mcp@0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY": "YOUR_FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Name	Required	Notes
FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY	No	Semantic Scholar API key. Without it, the shared rate pool may 429 (source is skipped, never a crash). Secret.

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