# sophotron

> sophotron — rookslog-sophotron. Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and retrieve philosophy papers from multiple sources, including Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, and PhilArchive. It solves problems of fragmented research and limited access to academic papers by providing a unified interface with features like taxonomy browsing and PDF resolution. The sophotron tool takes in search queries and returns relevant papers, allowing users to organize their findings in a personal library.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/rookslog-sophotron  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/rookslog-sophotron

## Description

MCP server for searching and retrieving philosophy papers, combining Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Unpaywall, CrossRef, and PhilArchive with PDF resolution, taxonomy browsing, and a personal library.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.62
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/uyl940vcv2)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rookslog/sophotron>

## 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": "rookslog-sophotron"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/rookslog-sophotron` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/rookslog-sophotron/pull`

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