# Paper Distill MCP

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and curate academic papers across multiple sources. It solves problems of information overload and tedious research by providing AI-ranked results and seamless integration with tools like Zotero and Obsidian. With support for 11 academic sources, it streamlines the research process, taking in search queries and outputting relevant, curated paper recommendations.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/io-github-eclipse-cj-paper-distill-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-eclipse-cj-paper-distill-mcp

## Description

Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.13
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 0.2.4
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.Eclipse-Cj%2Fpaper-distill-mcp)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-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": "io-github-eclipse-cj-paper-distill-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-eclipse-cj-paper-distill-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-eclipse-cj-paper-distill-mcp/pull`

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