# paper-search-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and analyze academic papers across multiple sources, such as Semantic Scholar and arXiv. It solves problems of information overload and data inconsistency by aligning records and extracting relevant text from PDFs. The tool takes search queries as input and outputs structured literature-analysis digests, making it ideal for agents tasked with researching and summarizing scientific literature.

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

## Description

Enables agents to search papers across Semantic Scholar and arXiv, read and extract text from arXiv PDFs, align records across sources, and produce structured literature-analysis digests.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/vsnbse00pu)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/xiaoxiaoxiaotao/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": "xiaoxiaoxiaotao-paper-search-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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