# iflow-mcp_matsjfunke-paperclip

> Paperclip MCP Server - Search and retrieve research papers from Arxiv, OSF, and OpenAlex

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/iflow-mcp-matsjfunke-paperclip/claim

## Declared
- publisher: matsjfunke
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_matsjfunke-paperclip

### Description (declared)

<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.

[![Tests](https://github.com/matsjfunke/paperclip/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/matsjfunke/paperclip/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
[![Health Check](https://github.com/matsjfunke/paperclip/actions/workflows/ping-server.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/matsjfunke/paperclip/actions/workflows/ping-server.yml)
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](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:**

![Paperclip integration with Cursor](assets/cursor-usage.png)

**Langdock:**

![Paperclip integration with Langdock](assets/langdock-usage.png)

## 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](…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- research.academic (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_matsjfunke-paperclip/ (first seen 2026-09-09T19:25:14.066Z)

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