Paper Distill MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install Paper Distill in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add paper-distill -- uvx paper-distill-mcp

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.

Yes, most likely. Open source and no paid account or API key is mentioned in the listing. Check the provider for current pricing.

Local. Runs on your machine (stdio). You install it with npx, uvx, Docker or from source.

Run: claude mcp add paper-distill -- uvx paper-distill-mcp

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