# academic-search-mcp

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

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## Declared
- version: 0.1.8
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:academic-search-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Academic Search MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources. Designed for seamless integration with large language models like Claude Desktop.

> **Fork Notice**: This is an extended fork of [openags/academic-search-mcp](https://github.com/openags/academic-search-mcp) with additional platforms (CORE, SSRN, CyberLeninka) and improvements.

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## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [Features](#features)
- [Installation](#installation)
  - [Quick Start](#quick-start)
    - [Install Package](#install-package)
    - [Configure Claude Desktop](#configure-claude-desktop)
  - [For Development](#for-development)
    - [Setup Environment](#setup-environment)
    - [Install Dependencies](#install-dependencies)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Demo](#demo)
- [License](#license)
- [TODO](#todo)

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## Overview

`academic-search-mcp` is a Python-based MCP server that enables users to search and download academic papers from various platforms. It provides tools for searching papers (e.g., `search_arxiv`) and downloading PDFs (e.g., `download_arxiv`), making it ideal for researchers and AI-driven workflows. Built with the MCP Python SDK, it integrates seamlessly with LLM clients like Claude Desktop.

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## Features

- **Multi-Source Support**: Search and download papers from arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Google Scholar, IACR ePrint Archive, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef, OpenAlex, CORE, SSRN, and CyberLeninka.
- **Date Filtering**: All sources support `date_from` and `date_to` parameters (YYYY-MM-DD format) to filter papers by publication date.
- **Citation Counts**: OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef, and Google Scholar include citation counts in search results.
- **Citation Graph**: OpenAlex tools to explore references (papers a work cites) and citations (papers citing …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- research.academic (1, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.859, derived)
- productivity.tasks (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/academic-search-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T08:20:15.490Z)

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