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Paper Distill MCP Server

io.github.Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcp
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Paper Distill MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 122 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 24 Mar 2026.

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Installs per day peak 50 · avg 25 · -18% w/w
a month agotoday
122
Installs / week
pypi · paper-distill-mcp
66
Stars
0 open issues
24 Mar 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
AGPL-3.0
License
Python

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add paper-distill-mcp -- uvx paper-distill-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.paper-distill-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["paper-distill-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Paper Distill MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Paper Distill MCP?
Paper Distill MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package paper-distill-mcp was installed 122 times last week.
How do I connect Paper Distill MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls paper-distill-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Paper Distill MCP?
The pypi package paper-distill-mcp was installed 122 times in the last week. Week over week that is -18%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Paper Distill MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, written in Python and 66 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.