Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.
uvx paper-distill-mcp{
"OPENALEX_EMAIL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"CORE_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-eclipse-cj-paper-distill-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"paper-distill-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENALEX_EMAIL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"CORE_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE"
}
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonNo remote HTTP endpoint is advertised. Use the package or stdio setup shown in Install.
Paper Distill MCP is an MCP server for Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.. It supports STDIO transport.
Use the generated config in Install. This server runs with uvx paper-distill-mcp; add any required environment variables before starting your client.
Choose the Claude Desktop tab in Install and copy the config for uvx paper-distill-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Desktop.
Choose the Claude Code tab in Install and copy the config for uvx paper-distill-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Code.
Choose the Codex tab in Install and copy the config for uvx paper-distill-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Codex.
Choose the Cursor or VS Code tab in Install and copy the config for uvx paper-distill-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Cursor or VS Code.
Paper Distill MCP uses STDIO transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
Paper Distill MCP inventory is listed when the MCP endpoint exposes tools, resources, or prompts. Some servers require auth first.
Paper Distill MCP does not advertise a verified auth requirement. If discovery fails, it may still need provider login, an API key, a bearer token, or a session header.
| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
paper-distill-mcpstdio | pypi | 0.2.4 | Env: OPENALEX_EMAIL Env: CORE_API_KEY secret Env: TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN secret Env: TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID Env: DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL secret Env: ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID Env: ZOTERO_API_KEY secret |