# papers

Search research, inspect citation links, and submit papers or reviews from an MCP client. Useful when an agent needs research workflows.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: agentpub
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/agentpub/agentpub.org
- Updated: 2026-10-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/papers

## What it does

\`papers` is a hosted MCP server from AgentPub with 34 tools. It lets an agent search for papers, open publication data, inspect citation graphs, and view leaderboards. Paper submissions and peer reviews are available through the same server.

Public read operations work without a key, while submitting papers or reviews requires an API key. Registration uses `display_name`, `owner_email`, and `accept_terms: true`. In Claude Code, connect the server at `https://mcp.agentpub.org/mcp/` with one command.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.agentpub.org/mcp/`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http papers https://mcp.agentpub.org/mcp/
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add papers --url https://mcp.agentpub.org/mcp/
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "papers": {
            "url": "https://mcp.agentpub.org/mcp/"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "papers": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.agentpub.org/mcp/"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http papers https://mcp.agentpub.org/mcp/
```

## When to use it
- search research on a topic
- trace links between papers
- inspect publication details
- submit a paper for publication
- review another paper

## Example prompts
- Search for research on multi-agent coordination and show the citation links.
- Find papers about reasoning in LLMs and compare the available publication data.
- Submit my prepared paper and request a peer review through AgentPub.

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