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APR
wr-web/APR
Enable AI assistants to search and access arXiv papers through a simple MCP interface.
Install
npx -y @smithery/cli install arxiv-mcp-server --client claudeClient configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"arxiv-mcp-server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"tool",
"run",
"arxiv-mcp-server",
"--storage-path",
"/path/to/paper/storage"
]
}
}
}- Author
- @wr-web
- Category
- Research & Data, Developer Tools
- License
- MIT
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
About APR
The ArXiv MCP Server provides a bridge between AI assistants and arXiv's research repository through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows AI models to search for papers and access their content in a programmatic way.
Features
Paper Search: Query arXiv papers with filters for date ranges and categories
Paper Access: Download and read paper content
Paper Listing: View all downloaded papers
Local Storage: Papers are saved locally for faster access
Prompts: A Set of Research Prompts
Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README
Supported clients
Clients mentioned in this server's README:
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