PaperBanana MCP server
Generate academic diagrams and statistical plots from text using multi-agent AI.
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PaperBanana tools (3)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
evaluate_diagramEvaluate a generated diagram against a human reference on 4 dimensions.
generate_diagramGenerate a publication-quality methodology diagram from text.
generate_plotGenerate a publication-quality statistical plot from JSON data.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan40 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 qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 11 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
Install PaperBanana in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add paperbanana -- uvx paperbanana
What the publisher says
From the PaperBanana repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
<!-- mcp-name: io.github.llmsresearch/paperbanana --> PaperBanana Automated Academic Illustration for AI Scientists
Disclaimer: This is an unofficial, community-driven open-source implementation of the paper
"PaperBanana: Automating Academic Illustration for AI Scientists" by Dawei Zhu, Rui Meng, Yale Song,
Xiyu Wei, Sujian Li, Tomas Pfister, and Jinsung Yoon (arXiv:2601.23265).
This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original authors or Google Research.
The implementation is based on the publicly available paper and may differ from the original system.
An agentic framework for generating publication-quality academic diagrams and statistical plots from text descriptions. Supports OpenAI (GPT-5.2 + GPT-Image-1.5), Azure OpenAI / Foundry, Google Gemini, and Atlas Cloud providers.
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
PaperBanana: common questions
- Is PaperBanana MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (94/100). Read the PaperBanana safety report
- How do I install PaperBanana?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does PaperBanana need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is PaperBanana maintained?
- The last commit was 26 days ago (2026-09-17). The latest release is v0.1.1.
- What can I use instead of PaperBanana?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: three.ws 3D Studio MCP server, Agent-Native Slides MCP server and VisualTorch MCP server. Compare all PaperBanana alternatives.
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- Agent-Native SlidesAgent-Native Google Slides - generate and edit React presentationsnot reviewedEstablishedA
VisualTorchRender PyTorch architecture diagrams and animated GIF reveals from trusted model source.not reviewedEstablishedA- OpenflowkitArchitecture diagrams for your agent: draw on the live OpenFlowKit canvas or edit diagram files.not reviewedEstablishedA
- Google SurfWeb, academic and code search with graph RAG, data lineage, ontology and cross-project schema links.not reviewedEstablishedB