Academic Research MCP Server is answering right now. Last checked 3 min ago. It exposes 2 tools.
ArXiv preprints + Google Scholar papers, with citation counts in one query.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Academic Research MCP Server every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 3 min ago.
claude mcp add academic-research-mcp-server --transport http https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/academic-research-mcp-server/mcphttps://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/academic-research-mcp-server/mcp[mcp_servers.academic-research-mcp-server]
url = "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/academic-research-mcp-server/mcp"{
"mcpServers": {
"academic-research-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/academic-research-mcp-server/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"academic-research-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/academic-research-mcp-server/mcp"
}
}
}This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.
Available tools 2
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
search_arxiv
search_google_scholar
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/academic-research-mcp-server/mcp | streamable-http | needs auth | 81 ms | 3 min ago |
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Academic Research MCP Server — questions
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