# verbatim-mcp

> MCP server for the Verbatim platform — collection-aware paper search and RAG

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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/verbatim-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/KRLabsOrg/verbatim-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/KRLabsOrg/verbatim-mcp
- version: 0.4.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: academic, claude, mcp, papers, rag, research
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:verbatim-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Verbatim MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for [Verbatim](https://verbatim.krlabs.eu) — a platform of specialized document collections that returns verbatim, cited answers. ACL Anthology is the default collection; pass `collection_ids=[...]` to scope to a different collection or query multiple.

## Features

- **Search papers** by keywords, authors, venues, and years
- **Ask research questions** and get answers with verbatim citations
- **Get paper metadata** and full content
- **Export citations** in BibTeX format
- **Browse** collections, authors, venues, and years
- **Collection-aware** — all tools accept an optional `collection_ids` list (default `["anthology"]`)

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## Quick Start

### Step 1: Get an API Key

1. Go to [verbatim.krlabs.eu](https://verbatim.krlabs.eu)
2. Sign up / Log in
3. Navigate to **API Keys**
4. Create a new API key and copy it

### Step 2: Set up the MCP server

Choose the setup that matches your environment:

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## Setup for Claude Code (CLI)

**Option A: Using uvx (no install needed, requires [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/))**

```bash
claude mcp add verbatim --transport stdio \
  -e VERBATIM_API_KEY=vb_your_key_here \
  -- uvx verbatim-mcp
```

**Option B: Using pip (works everywhere)**

```bash
pip install verbatim-mcp

claude mcp add verbatim --transport stdio \
  -e VERBATIM_API_KEY=vb_your_key_here \
  -- verbatim-mcp
```

**Option C: Config file**

Add to `~/.claude.json` or your project's `.mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verbatim": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "verbatim-mcp",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "VERBATIM_API_KEY": "vb_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Then restart Claude Code or run `/mcp` to verify.

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## Setup for Claude Desktop App

Edit your Claude Desktop config file:

**macOS:** `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
**Windows:** `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

```json
{
  …

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

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/verbatim-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T15:23:20.662Z)

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