Search Papers MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install Search Papers in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add search-papers -- npx -y search-papers

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "search-papers": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "search-papers"
      ]
    }
  }
}

An MCP server to search papers from arXiv

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 search-papers -- npx -y search-papers

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