Scientific Paper Harvester
Provides real-time access to over 200 million scientific papers and full-text extraction from major academic sources including arXiv, OpenAlex, and PubMed Central. It enables users to search, fetch metadata, and analyze citations across multiple rese
What is Scientific Paper Harvester?
Scientific Paper Harvester is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to provides real-time access to over 200 million scientific papers and full-text extraction from major academic sources including arxiv, openalex, and pubmed central. it enables users to search, fetch me...
Provides real-time access to over 200 million scientific papers and full-text extraction from major academic sources including arXiv, OpenAlex, and PubMed Central. It enables users to search, fetch metadata, and analyze citations across multiple rese
This server falls under the Search & Data Extraction category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
Features
- Provides real-time access to over 200 million scientific pap
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
NPM
npx -y @futurelab-studio/latest-science-mcpManual Installation
npx -y @futurelab-studio/latest-science-mcpConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use Scientific Paper Harvester
Scientific Paper Harvester MCP server provides AI agents with real-time access to over 200 million scientific papers from six major academic databases: arXiv, OpenAlex, PubMed Central, Europe PMC, bioRxiv/medRxiv, and CORE. It exposes tools to browse research categories, fetch the latest or most-cited papers, run full-text searches, and extract complete paper content including metadata and citations. Researchers, academics, and developers building research-assistance tools will find this server a powerful way to bring live scientific literature into Claude conversations.
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18+ installed
- Internet access for live API queries to academic databases
- Optional: CORE API key for enhanced CORE database access (free registration at core.ac.uk)
- Claude Desktop or another MCP-compatible client
Install the package
Install the Scientific Paper Harvester package globally or use it directly with npx. No API key is required for arXiv, OpenAlex, PubMed Central, Europe PMC, or bioRxiv.
npm install -g @futurelab-studio/latest-science-mcpObtain a CORE API key (optional)
For enhanced access to the CORE database of 200M+ papers, register for a free API key at https://core.ac.uk/services/api and note your key.
Configure Claude Desktop
Add the server to your claude_desktop_config.json. If you have a CORE API key, include it as an environment variable.
{
"mcpServers": {
"scientific-papers": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@futurelab-studio/latest-science-mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"CORE_API_KEY": "your-core-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop
Quit and relaunch Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server configuration. The scientific paper tools will now appear in the available tools list.
Verify by browsing categories
Ask Claude to list available research categories to confirm the server is working. The server covers 100+ categories across all disciplines.
Scientific Paper Harvester Examples
Client configuration
Register the Scientific Paper Harvester in Claude Desktop. The CORE_API_KEY is optional but enables enhanced CORE database access.
{
"mcpServers": {
"scientific-papers": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@futurelab-studio/latest-science-mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"CORE_API_KEY": "your-core-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}Prompts to try
Use Claude to search and analyze scientific literature across major academic databases.
- "Show me the latest papers on large language models from arXiv"
- "Search OpenAlex for the most-cited papers on CRISPR gene editing since 2023"
- "Fetch the full text of arXiv paper 2401.12345"
- "What research categories are available in PubMed Central?"
- "Find recent papers on quantum computing from bioRxiv and summarize their key findings"Troubleshooting Scientific Paper Harvester
Requests to arXiv or OpenAlex time out or return no results
These databases have rate limits. Wait a few seconds between queries and try again. The server does not cache results, so repeated identical queries still hit the upstream APIs.
CORE API returns 401 Unauthorized
Verify that the CORE_API_KEY environment variable is set correctly in your Claude Desktop config. Register for a free key at https://core.ac.uk/services/api if you do not have one.
fetch_content returns empty text for a paper
Not all papers have freely available full text. Open-access papers from arXiv, PubMed Central, and bioRxiv will have content; paywalled journals may only return metadata.
Frequently Asked Questions about Scientific Paper Harvester
What is Scientific Paper Harvester?
Scientific Paper Harvester is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time access to over 200 million scientific papers and full-text extraction from major academic sources including arxiv, openalex, and pubmed central. it enables users to search, fetch metadata, and analyze citations across multiple rese It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install Scientific Paper Harvester?
Install via npm with the command: npx -y @futurelab-studio/latest-science-mcp. Then add the server configuration to your AI client's JSON config file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json).
Which AI clients work with Scientific Paper Harvester?
Scientific Paper Harvester works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is Scientific Paper Harvester free to use?
Yes, Scientific Paper Harvester is open source and available under the MIT License license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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