# paper-search-mcp

> paper-search-mcp — bbutlerau-paper-search-mcp. Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and access scholarly literature across multiple databases, solving problems of information overload and limited access to research papers. It takes in search queries as input and returns relevant paper metadata and open-access PDFs as output. Ideal for researchers, students, and academics seeking to streamline their literature review process and gain easy access to academic resources.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bbutlerau-paper-search-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bbutlerau-paper-search-mcp

## Description

Enables searching scholarly literature across CrossRef, ERIC, Semantic Scholar, and OpenAlex, and retrieving open-access PDFs via Unpaywall.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/qbb1ryg7lx)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bbutlerau/paper-search-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": "bbutlerau-paper-search-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bbutlerau-paper-search-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bbutlerau-paper-search-mcp/pull`

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