Paperpal
What is Paperpal
Paperpal is an MCP server designed to assist users in searching and writing literature reviews by providing access to academic papers from arXiv and Hugging Face.
Use cases
Use cases for Paperpal include conducting literature reviews for academic papers, exploring new research topics, and collaborating on writing projects with LLMs.
How to use
To use Paperpal, clone the repository from GitHub, configure it in your MCP-compatible application (like Claude or Cursor), and then interact with it to discuss papers, find new literature, and organize ideas.
Key features
Key features of Paperpal include access to a vast database of academic papers, the ability to engage in natural conversations with LLMs, and tools for organizing and structuring literature reviews.
Where to use
Paperpal can be used in academic research, literature reviews, and any field that requires comprehensive analysis of scholarly articles.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Overview
What is Paperpal
Paperpal is an MCP server designed to assist users in searching and writing literature reviews by providing access to academic papers from arXiv and Hugging Face.
Use cases
Use cases for Paperpal include conducting literature reviews for academic papers, exploring new research topics, and collaborating on writing projects with LLMs.
How to use
To use Paperpal, clone the repository from GitHub, configure it in your MCP-compatible application (like Claude or Cursor), and then interact with it to discuss papers, find new literature, and organize ideas.
Key features
Key features of Paperpal include access to a vast database of academic papers, the ability to engage in natural conversations with LLMs, and tools for organizing and structuring literature reviews.
Where to use
Paperpal can be used in academic research, literature reviews, and any field that requires comprehensive analysis of scholarly articles.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Content
🚨 Development has moved to https://github.com/milatechtransfer/paperpal
paperpal
MCP Extension to aid you in searching and writing literature reviews
Check out this conversation with Claude to see what it can do
How it works
paperpal gives your LLMs access to arxiv and Hugging Face papers.
You can then have a natural conversation with your favourite LLMs (e.g. Claude) and have it guide you.
You can:
- Discuss papers
- Look for new papers
- Organize ideas for liteature reviews
- etc.
Of course, this tool is as good as the sum of its parts. LLMs can still hallucinate, and semantic search is never perfect.
Quickstart
There are many different ways with which you can interact with an MCP server.
Claude Desktop App
If this is your first time using an MCP server for Claude Desktop App, see https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user
First, clone this repository locally:
git clone https://github.com/jerpint/paperpal
Next, add the extension to your app. Open your configuration file (on macOS this should be ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json) and and add the following to the extension:
For example on MacOS:
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperpal": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/Users/<username>/paperpal",
"run",
"paperpal.py"
]
}
}
}
Restart your Claude Desktop App and you should see it appear.
Cursor
If this is your first time using an MCP server for Cursor, see https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol#remote-development
First, clone this repository locally:
git clone https://github.com/jerpint/paperpal
Add this to the root of the project in a .cursor/mcp.json file:
{ "mcpServers": { "paperpal": { "command": "/Users/jeremypinto/.cargo/bin/uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/Users/jeremypinto/paperpal", "run", "paperpal.py" ] } } }
Dev Tools Supporting MCP
The following are the main code editors that support the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
