Find Research Papers runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 201 installs a week from npm. Last commit 31 Aug 2026.
Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.
What the code does
We read the source, 14 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.
or os.path.exists("/.dockerenv")):
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
out = subprocess.check_output(
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This code can reach further than it looks
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.
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 find-research-papers-mcp -- npx -y find-research-papers-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"find-research-papers-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"find-research-papers-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.find-research-papers-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "find-research-papers-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"find-research-papers-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"find-research-papers-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"find-research-papers-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"find-research-papers-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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