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methods-mcp server

by FlynnLachendro·io.github.FlynnLachendro/methods-mcp·v0.1.7
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MCP server for structured methods extraction + reproducibility heuristics on academic papers.

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methods-mcp tools (8)

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  • assess_repo_reproducibility

    Heuristic, no-clone reproducibility assessment of a GitHub repo.

  • extract_methods

    Extract a structured methods object from a paper.

  • fetch_paper_text

    Return best-effort full text + section split for a paper.

  • find_code_repo

    Discover the code repo (if any) associated with a paper.

  • get_paper_metadata

    Resolve an arXiv ID/URL, bioRxiv URL, DOI, or generic URL to canonical metadata.

  • health

    Return a small health report — confirms the server is alive and configured.

  • methods_repro_review

    Resolve a paper + extract methods + find its code repo + assess reproducibility — in one call.

  • summarize_paper

    Generate an LLM summary of a paper in one of three modes.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan18 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 88 days ago12/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 78/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How methods-mcp compares

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

Safety score
78/100
higher than 57% of 48,255 servers
Tools
8
the typical server has 7
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

What its tools let an agent do: 8 read

Install methods-mcp in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add methods-mcp -- uvx methods-mcp
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What the publisher says

From the methods-mcp repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

methods-mcp

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.FlynnLachendro/methods-mcp -->

Lightweight, on-demand MCP server for structured methods extraction + reproducibility heuristics on academic papers. Built for the Worldwide AI Science Fellowship build challenge.

⚠️ Status: alpha (0.1.x). The tool surface and output shapes may shift between minor versions. Pin to an exact version in production. Bug reports very welcome via GitHub Issues.

Quick demo

$ uvx --from methods-mcp methods-mcp --version
methods-mcp 0.1.6

# In a Claude Code session:
> /mcp add methods-mcp methods-mcp
> Run methods_repro_review on https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06917

  → tool: methods_repro_review({"input_str":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06917"})

# Returns a MethodsReproReview object. Read `narrative` first — it explains
# everything else in plain English, so no tool-learning is required:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "narrative":
    "Resolved the paper: 'Paper2Agent' by Miao et al. (arxiv 2509.06917, "
    "2025-09-08). Extracted 11 methods steps at moderate self-reported "
    "confidence (0.72) — the procedure is clearly described but hyperparameters "
    "and software versions are absent. Detected the associated code repository "
    "https://github.com/jmiao24/Paper2Agent from an inline link in the paper "
    "text (detection confidence 0.94). The repo scored 0.90/1.00 on the "
    "reproducibility heuristic — verdict: likely reproducible. Present signals: "
    "substantive README, dependencies file, notebooks, figure-plotting script, "
    "recent activity, permissive license. Missing: data/fixtures directory. "
    "Suggested entrypoint: `python make

methods-mcp is a small, sharply-scoped Model Context Protocol server. It gives any AI agent (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, your Agent SDK script, etc.) eight tools that turn an academic paper URL into:

  • canonical metadata,
  • best-effort full text + section split,
  • a Pydantic-validated structured methods object (steps / reagents / equipment / analyses),
  • the paper's associated code repository (best-effort discovery),
  • a no-execution-required reproducibility verdict for that repo, and
  • a multi-mode summary.

The wedge: heavyweight pipelines like Paper2Agent (Stanford) take 30 minutes to hours to digest a paper into agent-ready tools. methods-mcp is the agent-callable, on-demand complement — every tool returns in seconds, no clone, no execution.

Install

uv add methods-mcp
# or, install globally:
uv tool install methods-mcp
# or, classic pip:
pip install methods-mcp

API keys

For best performance, set both:

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

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

methods-mcp: common questions

Is methods-mcp server safe?
Mostly: it is graded B (78/100). Read the methods-mcp safety report
How do I install methods-mcp?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does methods-mcp need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN.
Is methods-mcp maintained?
The last commit was 126 days ago (2026-07-01). The latest release is v0.1.7.
How does methods-mcp compare with other MCP servers?
safety score 78/100 (higher than 57% of 48,255 servers); tools 8 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.