MCP Paper Research

ArXiv Research Assistant MCP

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• Yarn package manager

Installation

yarn install

Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory with your Anthropic API key:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage

Running the MCP Server

To start the MCP server:

yarn start:server

Running the Inspector

The MCP Inspector allows you to test and debug the MCP server tools in a web interface:

yarn start:inspector

This will:

• Start the MCP server
• Launch the inspector web interface
• Open your browser automatically to interact with the tools

The inspector provides a visual interface where you can:

• View available tools (search_papers, extract_info)
• Test tool execution with different parameters
• See real-time responses and debug information
• Monitor server logs and errors

Running the Interactive Chat (IO)

To start the interactive chat interface:

yarn start:chat

This will start an interactive console where you can:

• Type research queries directly
• Get responses from the AI assistant
• Search for papers and extract information automatically

Available Tools

• search_papers: Search for papers on arXiv based on a topic
• extract_info: Get detailed information about a specific paper by ID

Development

Linting

yarn lint

Fix linting issues

yarn lint:fix