ai.paperlantern/code

paperlantern

Research intelligence for AI coding agents. 2M+ CS papers with evidence and tradeoffs.

57/wk 1 tool GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Maintained

Last commit 71d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

1 tool · ~25 tok

Grade A · 0.0% of 200K ctx

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AI / ML Education

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-paperlantern-code": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "paperlantern"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What ai.paperlantern/code does

Research intelligence that makes your AI coding agent smarter - one command setup.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is ai.paperlantern/code safe to use?: ai.paperlantern/code has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install ai.paperlantern/code?: ai.paperlantern/code supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can ai.paperlantern/code do?: ai.paperlantern/code provides 1 tool: Links. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with ai.paperlantern/code?: ai.paperlantern/code is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is ai.paperlantern/code actively maintained?: ai.paperlantern/code is recently maintained — last commit was 71 days ago.

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Tools available

Once configured, your agent gets these tools:

Tool

What it does

explore_approaches

Survey 4-6 approach families with evidence and tradeoffs

deep_dive

Investigate one technique in depth - implementation, hyperparameters, failure modes

compare_approaches

Side-by-side comparison of 2-3 candidates

check_feasibility

GO / PROTOTYPE / RECONSIDER verdict given your constraints

give_feedback

Tell us what helped and what didn't

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ai.paperlantern/code safe to use?

ai.paperlantern/code has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install ai.paperlantern/code?

ai.paperlantern/code supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can ai.paperlantern/code do?

ai.paperlantern/code provides 1 tool: Links. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with ai.paperlantern/code?

ai.paperlantern/code is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is ai.paperlantern/code actively maintained?

ai.paperlantern/code is recently maintained — last commit was 71 days ago.

paperlantern

Research intelligence that makes your AI coding agent smarter - one command setup.

Paper Lantern gives your AI coding agent access to 2M+ CS research papers - the right technique for your problem, with tradeoffs, benchmarks, and implementation guidance.

Quick start

npx paperlantern@latest

That's it. Pick your agents, log in, and Paper Lantern is configured.

Supported agents

Claude Code
Cursor
Windsurf
GitHub Copilot (VS Code)
Codex
Gemini CLI
Cline

Prefer to set up manually, or using a client not listed above? See paperlantern.ai/docs for per-agent config snippets and the raw MCP endpoint.

What it does

The setup CLI:

Authenticates via OAuth (opens browser)
Configures the MCP server for your selected agents
Installs agent rules so your agent knows when to use Paper Lantern

Tools available

Once configured, your agent gets these tools:

Tool	What it does
`explore_approaches`	Survey 4-6 approach families with evidence and tradeoffs
`deep_dive`	Investigate one technique in depth - implementation, hyperparameters, failure modes
`compare_approaches`	Side-by-side comparison of 2-3 candidates
`check_feasibility`	GO / PROTOTYPE / RECONSIDER verdict given your constraints
`give_feedback`	Tell us what helped and what didn't

When your agent uses Paper Lantern

Paper Lantern activates when your agent is making technical decisions where research evidence could improve the outcome - choosing between algorithms, architectures, or techniques.

It does not activate for syntax questions, library lookups, debugging, or general programming tasks.