Paperclip MCP Server - Search and retrieve research papers from Arxiv, OSF, and OpenAlex
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<div align="center"> <img src="assets/paperclip.svg" alt="Paperclip Logo" width="48" height="48"> # Paperclip MCP Server </div> > 📎 Paperclip is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables searching and retrieving research papers from Arxiv, the Open Science Framework (OSF) API, and OpenAlex. [](https://github.com/matsjfunke/paperclip/actions/workflows/tests.yml) [](https://github.com/matsjfunke/paperclip/actions/workflows/ping-server.yml) [](LICENSE.md) > Important the server is no longer hosted on `paperclip.matsjfunke.com/mcp` you need to host it yourself! For that you can fork this repo and use the `deploy.yml` Github Action to host on a simple VPS ([my simple VPS setup guide](https://matsjfunke.com/compendiums/hetzner)) ## Quick Start Setup the paperclip MCP server in your host via the server url no authentication is needed. Example JSON for cursor: ```json { "mcpServers": { "paperclip": { "url": "https://<your-server-domain.com>/mcp" } } } ``` ## Table of Contents - [Quick Start](#quick-start) - [Usage Examples](#usage-examples) - [Supported Paper providers](#supported-paper-providers) - [Preprint Providers to be added](#preprint-providers-to-be-added) - [Contributing](#contributing) ## Usage Examples Here are examples of Paperclip integrated with popular MCP clients: **Cursor IDE:**  **Langdock:**  ## Supported Paper providers - [AfricArXiv](https://africarxiv.org) - [AgriXiv](https://agrirxiv.org) - [ArabXiv](https://arabixiv.org) - [arXiv](https://arxiv.org) - [BioHackrXiv](http://guide.biohackrxiv.org/about.html) - [BodoArXiv](…
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