# paper-download-mcp

> paper-download-mcp — tigerwu0118-paper-download-mcp. Use this tool when you need to download academic papers from various providers using a DOI or identifier, and require a streamlined process for validation and temporary storage. It solves the problem of accessing and verifying paper availability, and provides a standardized output of validated PDFs. The tool takes a DOI or identifier as input and outputs a downloaded, validated PDF to a short-lived staging area.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/tigerwu0118-paper-download-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tigerwu0118-paper-download-mcp

## Description

A universal paper downloader MCP that probes providers by DOI/identifier, downloads to a short-lived staging area, validates PDFs, and cleans up, while leaving final storage and management to the calling project.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-04

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-04

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/aos3fk82st)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/TIGERwu0118/paper-download-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": "tigerwu0118-paper-download-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tigerwu0118-paper-download-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tigerwu0118-paper-download-mcp/pull`

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