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Paper Distill MCP server

by Eclipse-Cj·io.github.Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcp·v0.2.4·67 stars
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Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.

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Paper Distill MCP tools (19, 3 write)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

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  • add_topic

    Add a research topic for paper search.

  • collect

    Collect pushed papers to Zotero and optionally create Obsidian notes.

  • collect_to_zotero

    Add papers to Zotero library by their IDs/DOIs.

  • configurewrite action

    Update pipeline configuration.

  • filter_duplicateswrite action

    Remove papers already pushed (by DOI match against papers.jsonl).

  • finalize_review

    Process AI review decisions, update pool, and generate push output.

  • generate_digest

    Generate all daily output files (pushes.jsonl, papers.jsonl, Astro site JSON, Obsidian notes).

  • ingest_research_context

    Ingest research context from other AI conversations for cross-AI context inheritance.

  • init_session

    Initialize a research session. Call this first to set up push channels and load context.

  • load_session_context

    Load previous research context into current session.

  • manage_topics

    Manage research topic preferences.

  • pool_refresh

    Refresh the paper search pool by querying 9 academic APIs.

  • pool_status

    Show current pool status: paper counts by status, scan day, topics searched.

  • prepare_review

    Prepare the review prompt for today's scan batch.

  • prepare_summarize

    Generate a summarization prompt for unsummarized papers in today's batch.

  • rank_papers

    Score and rank papers using 4-factor weighted formula.

  • search_papers

    Search academic papers across 9 sources (OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, arXiv, Papers with Code, CrossRef, Europe PMC, bioRxiv, DBLP).

  • send_pushwrite action

    Format and send daily paper distill to a messaging platform.

  • setup

    Check setup status and guide first-time configuration.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan41 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
  • Maintenancelast push 187 days ago4/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 66/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Paper Distill MCP compares

Against every graded Productivity MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
66/100
higher than 18% of 1,299 Productivity servers
Tools
19
the typical Productivity server has 7
Tools that change things
16%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
GitHub stars
67
more than 90% of 854 Productivity servers
Downloads a week
36
more than 23% of 427 Productivity servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 13 read · 2 create · 3 change · 1 send or post

Install Paper Distill MCP in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add paper-distill-mcp -- uvx paper-distill-mcp
Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

From the Paper Distill MCP repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

📚 Paper Distill MCP Server

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcp -->

Academic paper search, intelligent curation, and multi-platform delivery — built on the Model Context Protocol.

Compatible with all MCP clients: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Trae, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw, VS Code, Zed, and more.

⚠️ Early development stage. Many features are still being validated and may contain bugs or instabilities. Feedback and bug reports are warmly welcome!

✨ Features

  • 🔍 11-source parallel search — OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, arXiv, Papers with Code, CrossRef, Europe PMC, bioRxiv, DBLP, CORE, Unpaywall
  • 🤖 Adaptive AI delivery — the agent tracks your evolving research interests and automatically refines search keywords and recommendations over time
  • 📊 4-dimensional weighted ranking — relevance × recency × impact × novelty, fully customizable weights
  • 👥 Dual-AI blind review — two AI reviewers independently shortlist papers; a chief reviewer synthesizes a final push/overflow/discard decision (optional)
  • 🧹 Scraper delegation — offload abstract extraction to a low-cost agent or API to cut token spend significantly
  • 🌐 Personal paper library site — Astro + Vercel auto-deploy; site updates within 30 seconds of each push
  • 📬 Multi-platform delivery — Telegram / Discord / Feishu / WeCom
  • 📦 Zotero integration — save papers to Zotero with one command
  • 📝 Obsidian integration — auto-generate paper note cards with Zotero backlinks; supports summary and template modes

🚀 Quick Install

uvx paper-distill-mcp

That's it. Your AI client will discover all tools automatically. No API keys required for basic paper search.

No uv? → curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh or brew install uv

Other installation methods (pip / Homebrew / Docker / source)

pip:

pip install paper-distill-mcp

Homebrew:

brew tap Eclipse-Cj/tap
brew install paper-distill-mcp

Docker:

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/eclipse-cj/paper-distill-mcp

From source (developers):

git clone https://github.com/Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcp.git
cd paper-distill-mcp
python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip && .venv/bin/pip install -e .

🔗 Connecting to AI Clients

Claude Desktop

Add to claudedesktopconfig.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["paper-distill-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add paper-distill -- uvx paper-distill-mcp

Or add to .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["paper-distill-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Codex CLI (OpenAI)

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.paper-distill]
command = "uvx"
args = ["paper-distill-mcp"]

Gemini CLI (Google)

Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["paper-distill-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

OpenClaw

mcporter config add paper-distill --command uvx --scope home -- paper-distill-mcp
mcporter list  # verify

To remove: mcporter config remove paper-distill

OpenClaw — install from source

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Paper Distill MCP: common questions

Is Paper Distill MCP server safe?
With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (66/100). Read the Paper Distill MCP safety report
How do I install Paper Distill MCP?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Paper Distill MCP need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for CORE_API_KEY, TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN, DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL, ZOTERO_API_KEY.
Is Paper Distill MCP maintained?
The last commit was 225 days ago (2026-03-24). The latest release is v0.2.4.
What can I use instead of Paper Distill MCP?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server, Research Hub MCP server and Obsidian Vault MCP server.
How does Paper Distill MCP compare with other Productivity MCP servers?
safety score 66/100 (higher than 18% of 1,299 Productivity servers); tools 19 (the typical Productivity server has 7); tools that change things 16% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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