Arxivsub MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 52 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Jul 2026.
Search arXiv and major AI/ML/CV/NLP/robotics conference papers and their related work.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add arxivsub-mcp -e 'ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY=<ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY>' -- npx -y arxivsub-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"arxivsub-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arxivsub-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY": "<ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.arxivsub-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "arxivsub-mcp"]
env = { ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY = "<ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"arxivsub-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arxivsub-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY": "<ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"arxivsub-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arxivsub-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY": "<ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY> (Your arXivSub API key (free 7-day trial) from https://arxivsub.comfyai.app/skills).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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