# research-mcp

> research-mcp — 404simon-research-mcp. Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and analyze academic papers, inspect metadata, and explore citation graphs. It solves problems related to research paper discovery, citation tracking, and bibliographic data management by providing access to various academic databases. The tool takes search queries as input and outputs relevant papers, metadata, and citation information, making it ideal for academic research and literature review tasks.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/404simon-research-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/404simon-research-mcp

## Description

A read-only FastMCP server for academic research that lets agents search papers, inspect metadata, follow citation graphs, generate BibTeX, and read full texts of open-access PDFs via semantic scholar, OpenAlex, arXiv, DBLP, and Crossref.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/xplzuw3jbl)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/404Simon/research-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "404simon-research-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/404simon-research-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/404simon-research-mcp/pull`

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