PapersFlow MCP Server

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PapersFlow is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago. Last commit 12 Mar 2026.

Academic research MCP server for paper search, citation checks, graphs, and deep research.

Uptime history 47 days of history · worst day 81%

47 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

400 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 12 Mar 2026

PapersFlow does not always answer

Over the last week it answered 94.7% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 10 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add papersflow --transport http https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "papersflow": {
      "url": "https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.papersflow]
url = "https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "papersflow": {
      "url": "https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "papersflow": {
      "url": "https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, and it signs you in through your browser: there is no API key to paste.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp	streamable-http	sign-in	423 ms	10 min ago

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PapersFlow — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for PapersFlow?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is PapersFlow working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 400 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect PapersFlow?

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 is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You sign in through your browser once and the client keeps the session: no key to copy, and it refuses anonymous clients.

How do you sign in to PapersFlow?

No API key is involved. PapersFlow answers our knock with an OAuth challenge, so you authorise it once in your browser and the client keeps the session. That is also why we see no tool list: it will not describe itself to an anonymous client, and that is the server working as intended, not a fault.

How fast is PapersFlow?

It answers our handshake in 400 ms on average, which is faster than 38% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is PapersFlow open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, 14 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.