# paper-tools-mcp

> Standalone MCP server: deterministic paper identity resolution + PDF retrieval

Record `paper-tools-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/paper-tools-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/paper-tools-mcp
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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/paper-tools-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: zhangsh1416
- version: 0.1.5
- license: MIT
- tags: mcp, doi, openalex, unpaywall, pdf, citations, research
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:paper-tools-mcp

### Description (declared)

Standalone MCP server: deterministic paper identity resolution + PDF retrieval

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- research.academic (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/paper-tools-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T09:25:32.486Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/paper-tools-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/paper-tools-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::resource:paper-tools-mcp