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ai.smithery/adamamer20-paper-search-mcp-openai

Search and download academic papers from arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Google

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⚠️ No update in 307 days, weak issue response, use in production with cautionBasis: Last commit 307 days ago, weak issue response, no new release

Before you connect

🔑 Needs an API key / tokenNode.jsPython

Config example (to connect)

{
     "mcpServers": {
       "paper_search_server": {
         "command": "uv",
         "args": [
           "run",
           "--directory",
           "/path/to/your/paper-search-mcp",
           "-m",
           "paper_search_mcp.server"
         ],
         "env": {
           "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "" // Optional: For enhanced Semantic Scholar features
         }
       }
     }
   }

Install / Connect

# No npm package — install from source.
# See the repo's README for the exact command:
# https://github.com/adamamer20/paper-search-mcp-openai

Follow the official README; env and args vary per server.

🛠️ Maintenance weight 30% · 9 pts

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Last commit307 days ago
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Commits in 90 days0
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Median issue responseNo response
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Repo statusNormal

📊 Adoption weight 25% · 25 pts

GitHub stars14 (90d +0%)
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npm weekly downloadsNot npm-distributed
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Releases per month

✅ Usability weight 20% · 100 pts

📋
Official registryListed
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Runnable entryResolvable (npx/remote)
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AuditabilityOpen-source repo, auditable

❤️ Health & community weight 25% · 59 pts

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open issues1
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open PRs
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LicenseMIT
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Contributors / forks6 / 7

Sources: GitHub API · npm registry · Official registry · updated 2026-07-23

90-day trend

⭐ stars +0%

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