Paper Search MCP
SkillSearchThis skill should be used when user asks to "search for papers", "find research papers", "search arXiv", "search PubMed", "find academic papers", "search IEEE", "search Scopus", or "look up scientific literature".
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Paper Search MCP skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by fcakyon/claude-codex-settings in plugins/paper-search-tools/skills/paper-search-usage/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Search academic papers across multiple platforms.
Supported Platforms
- arXiv (preprints)
- PubMed (biomedical)
- IEEE Xplore (engineering)
- Scopus (multidisciplinary)
- ACM Digital Library (computer science)
- Semantic Scholar (AI-powered)
Usage
Use mcp__paper-search__* tools to search papers by keywords, authors, or topics.
Best Practices
- Start with broad searches, then narrow down
- Use platform-specific searches for domain-specific papers
- Combine multiple sources for comprehensive literature reviews
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 1k
- Forks
- 108
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
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paper-search-usage- Source
- github.com/fcakyon/claude-codex-settings