https://github.com/jerpint/paperpal
MCP server for aiding with literature reviews
https://github.com/jerpint/paperpal
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MCP server for aiding with literature reviews
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jerpint/paperpal
- Owner: jerpint
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-03-28T15:39:02.000Z (6 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-30T18:53:33.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-30T19:34:25.691Z (6 months ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 5.86 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# paperpal
MCP Extension to aid you in searching and writing literature reviews
> Check out this [conversation with Claude](https://claude.ai/share/0572fbd9-3ba2-4143-9f7f-5cae205c6d0d) to see what it can do
## How it works
`paperpal` gives your LLMs access to [arxiv](https://www.arxiv.org) and [Hugging Face papers](https://huggingface.co/papers).
You can then have a natural conversation with your favourite LLMs (e.g. Claude) and have it guide you.
You can:
* Discuss papers
* Look for new papers
* Organize ideas for liteature reviews
* etc.
Of course, this tool is as good as the sum of its parts. LLMs can still hallucinate, and semantic search is never perfect.
## Quickstart
There are many different ways with which you can interact with an MCP server.
### Claude Desktop App
> If this is your first time using an MCP server for Claude Desktop App, see https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user
First, clone this repository locally:
git clone https://github.com/jerpint/paperpal
Next, add the extension to your app. Open your configuration file (on macOS this should be `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`) and and add the following to the extension:
For example on MacOS:
```python
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperpal": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/Users//paperpal",
"run",
"paperpal.py"
]
}
}
}
```
Restart your Claude Desktop App and you should see it appear.
### Cursor
> If this is your first time using an MCP server for Cursor, see https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol#remote-development
First, clone this repository locally:
git clone https://github.com/jerpint/paperpal
Add this to the root of the project in a `.cursor/mcp.json` file:
```
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperpal": {
"command": "/Users/jeremypinto/.cargo/bin/uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/Users/jeremypinto/paperpal",
"run",
"paperpal.py"
]
}
}
}
```