# academic-mcp

> A MCP server for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
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## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/academic-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Xueyuan Lin
- version: 0.1.10
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:academic-mcp

### Description (declared)

# 📚 Academic MCP

[English](README.md) | [中文](README_zh.md)

🔬 `academic-mcp` is a Python-based MCP server that enables users to search, download, and read academic papers from various platforms. It provides three main tools:
- 🔎 **`paper_search`**: Search papers across multiple academic databases
- 📥 **`paper_download`**: Download paper PDFs, return paths of downloaded files
- 📖 **`paper_read`**: Extract and read text content from papers

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## 📑 Table of Contents

- [🎬 Screenshot](#-screenshot)
- [📝 TODO](#-todo)
- [✨ Features](#-features)
- [📦 Installation](#-installation)
  - [⚡ Quick Start](#-quick-start)
  - [🛠️ For Development](#️-for-development)
- [🚀 Usage](#-usage)
  - [🔎 Search Papers](#1-search-papers-paper_search)
  - [📥 Download Papers](#2-download-papers-paper_download)
  - [📖 Read Papers](#3-read-papers-paper_read)
  - [⚙️ Environment Variables](#️-environment-variables)
- [🤝 Contributing](#-contributing)
- [📄 License](#-license)

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## ✨ Features

- 🌐 **Multi-Source Support**: Search and download papers from 19+ academic databases including arXiv, PubMed, PubMed Central, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Google Scholar, IACR ePrint Archive, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef, Science Direct, Springer, IEEE Xplore, Scopus, CORE, and more.
- 🎯 **Unified Interface**: All platforms accessible through consistent `paper_search`, `paper_download`, and `paper_read` tools.
- 📊 **Standardized Output**: Papers are returned in a consistent dictionary format via the `Paper` class.
- ⚡ **Asynchronous Operations**: Efficiently handles concurrent searches and downloads using `httpx` and async/await.
- 🔌 **MCP Integration**: Compatible with MCP clients for LLM context enhancement.
- 🧩 **Extensible Design**: Easily add new academic platforms by extending the `sources` module.

## 🎬 Scre…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- research.academic (1, derived)
- productivity.tasks (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/academic-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T08:20:14.996Z)

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