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openpapers-mcp

Enables searching for scientific papers across OpenAlex, CrossRef, and Unpaywall, and downloading open-access PDFs directly through Claude Desktop.

Score
22.5571 signal
Evidence
1 star
Last commit
as last read from GitHub; most reads are from 2 Sep 2026 or later
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Install

No one-command install. Set it up from its source.

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What it is

Enables searching for scientific papers across OpenAlex, CrossRef, and Unpaywall, and downloading open-access PDFs directly through Claude Desktop.

When to use it

Enables searching for scientific papers across OpenAlex, CrossRef, and Unpaywall, and downloading open-access PDFs directly through Claude Desktop.

How to install / invoke

See Glama for the install config.

Notes

Listed from the Glama MCP registry.