Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.
Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.
Is it safe?
No known CVEs for paper-distill-mcp.
No authentication — any process on your machine can connect to this server.
License not specified.
Last scanned 0 days ago.
Is it maintained?
Last commit 9 days ago. 53 GitHub stars.
Will it work with my client?
Transport: stdio, http. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients.
How much context will it use?
5 tools. Estimated ~400 tokens of your context window (0.2% of 200K).
What if it doesn't work?
Common issues: JSON syntax errors in config, Python version mismatch, network or firewall blocking. covers troubleshooting.
{
"mcpServers": {
"paper-distill": {
"args": [
"paper-distill-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.
uvx paper-distill-mcp 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"
After testing, let us know if it worked:
setupInitialize paper-distill configuration including research topics, delivery platform, paper library site, scraper delegate, preferences, and first search
add_topicAdd a new research topic with keywords and weight
manage_topicsManage and update existing research topics
configureConfigure paper count, review mode, ranking weights, and scraper delegate settings
pool_refreshSearch multiple sources in parallel and populate the paper pool
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