Openpaper MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 114 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 16 Oct 2026.
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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 openpaper-mcp -e 'OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN=<OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN>' -- uvx openpaper-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"openpaper-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"openpaper-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN": "<OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.openpaper-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["openpaper-mcp"]
env = { OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN = "<OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"openpaper-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"openpaper-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN": "<OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"openpaper-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"openpaper-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN": "<OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN> (Your OpenPaper API key from openpaper.dev).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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