# paper-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve academic paper metadata, PDFs, or full text by title, to solve research and citation management problems. It provides inputs such as paper titles and outputs metadata, PDFs, full text, citations, and references from sources like Semantic Scholar and arXiv. Ideal for use cases requiring quick access to academic papers and their associated data.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/imnotdev25-paper-search-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/imnotdev25-paper-search-mcp

## Description

Enables retrieval of academic paper metadata, PDFs, full text, citations, and references by title via Semantic Scholar, arXiv, and other sources.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/g9lism6lj7)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/imnotdev25/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": "imnotdev25-paper-search-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/imnotdev25-paper-search-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/imnotdev25-paper-search-mcp/pull`

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