Search Papers runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 24 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Sep 2025.
An MCP server to search papers from arXiv
We read the source, 18 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
exec(input?: (string | URLPatternInit), baseURL?: string): URLPatternResult | null;
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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 search-papers -- npx -y search-papers
{
"mcpServers": {
"search-papers": {
"args": [
"-y",
"search-papers"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.search-papers]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "search-papers"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"search-papers": {
"args": [
"-y",
"search-papers"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"search-papers": {
"args": [
"-y",
"search-papers"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
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