mcp-paperswithcode
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An unofficial MCP interface to interact with the PapersWithCode API
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- Author
- hbg
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- Search papers by title, abstract, or ArXiv ID.
- Retrieve full metadata for a specific paper.
- Extract readable text from a paper's PDF or HTML URL.
- List benchmarks, tasks, methods, repositories, and datasets for a paper.
- Search and browse research areas, authors, and conferences.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
mcp-paperswithcodeCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install the server automatically for Claude Desktop via Smithery using the command npx -y @smithery/cli install @hbg/mcp-paperswithcode --client claude. Once installed, AI assistants can invoke the provided tools to search and retrieve paper metadata, author details, conference proceedings, research area information, and more.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-paperswithcode": {
"mcp-paperswithcode": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@hbg/mcp-paperswithcode",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"mcp-paperswithcode": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@hbg/mcp-paperswithcode",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
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