# Paper Search MCP

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and retrieve academic papers from multiple platforms. It solves the problem of fragmented searches across various databases, providing a unified data format and intelligent rate limiting to avoid access restrictions. By using Paper Search MCP, you can input search queries and retrieve relevant papers from 14 platforms, including arXiv, PubMed, and Google Scholar, with downloadable outputs in a standardized format.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/dianel555-paper-search-mcp-nodejs  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dianel555-paper-search-mcp-nodejs

## Description

Enables searching and downloading academic papers from 14 platforms including arXiv, PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Springer, and Sci-Hub with unified data format and intelligent rate limiting.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.81
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/t2zh64wz8u)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Dianel555/paper-search-mcp-nodejs>

## 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": "dianel555-paper-search-mcp-nodejs"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dianel555-paper-search-mcp-nodejs` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dianel555-paper-search-mcp-nodejs/pull`

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