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PapersFlow MCP Server

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PapersFlow is answering right now. Last checked 8 min ago. Last commit 12 Mar 2026.

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

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 57%
91 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
206 ms
Response time
average over 24h
14
Stars
last commit 12 Mar 2026

PapersFlow missed 3 checks this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 8 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add papersflow --transport http https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
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
{
  "servers": {
    "papersflow": {
      "type": "http",
      "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

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp streamable-http sign-in 222 ms 8 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 206 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 in the form 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 206 ms on average, which is faster than 69% 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?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, 14 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at doxa.papersflow.ai, which runs on its operator's own terms.