# local-research-library-mcp

> An MCP server that gives AI agents read-only access to a local research library (PDF, Markdown, BibTeX, RIS, ENW, XML).

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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/local-research-library-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: LHY
- homepage: https://github.com/luhongyuan/local-research-library-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/luhongyuan/local-research-library-mcp#readme
- version: 0.2.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, research, papers, library, pdf, bibtex, academic, agent
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:local-research-library-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Local Research Library MCP

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> 让 AI Agent 安全地访问你的本地科研资料库。

A [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) (MCP) server that gives AI agents read-only access to your local research library. Search papers, fetch metadata, and find specific passages — all without leaving your machine.

## Features

- **4 Tools**: `list_collections`, `search_papers`, `get_paper`, `search_in_paper`
- **2 Resources**: `research://library` (overview), `research://papers/{paper_id}` (metadata)
- **6 File Formats**: PDF, Markdown, BibTeX, RIS, EndNote, XML
- **Auto-Index**: Detects new/changed files automatically (every 30s)
- **Smart Scoring**: Title > Keywords > Abstract > Author > Body relevance ranking
- **SQLite + FTS5**: Fast full-text search with graceful LIKE fallback
- **Read-Only**: Never modifies your files
- **Path-Safe**: Paper IDs validated, all reads stay inside library root

## Installation

### From PyPI

```bash
pip install local-research-library-mcp
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/luhongyuan/local-research-library-mcp.git
cd local-research-library-mcp
pip install -e .
```

## Quick Start

### 1. Configure MCP Client

Add to your MCP client configuration (e.g., Cursor, Claude Desktop, Trae):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research-library": {
      "command": "local-research-library-mcp",
      "args": ["serve"],
      "env": {
        "RESEARCH_LIBRARY_ROOT": "/path/to/your/papers",
        "RESEARCH_LIBRARY_DB": "/path/to/your/papers/.index/library.db"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Or if installed from source:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research-library": {
      "command": "python",
    …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- research.academic (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/local-research-library-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T23:25:59.792Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/local-research-library-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/local-research-library-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:local-research-library-mcp