Paperport runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 31 Oct 2026.
Search and read arXiv papers, with local paper storage.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Paperport every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
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 paperport -- npx -y @reneturcios/paperport{
"mcpServers": {
"paperport": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/paperport"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.paperport]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@reneturcios/paperport"]{
"mcpServers": {
"paperport": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/paperport"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"paperport": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/paperport"
]
}
}
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