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smithery.ai

paper-search-usage

This skill should be used when user asks to "search for papers", "find research papers", "search arXiv", "search PubMed", "find academic papers", "search IEEE", "search Scopus", or "look up scientific literature".

First seen Apr 9, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add https://smithery.ai
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Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 812 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 239 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 3 installs

SKILL.md

Paper Search MCP

Search academic papers across multiple platforms.

Supported Platforms

  • arXiv (preprints)
  • PubMed (biomedical)
  • IEEE Xplore (engineering)
  • Scopus (multidisciplinary)
  • ACM Digital Library (computer science)
  • Semantic Scholar (AI-powered)

Usage

Use mcppaper-search* tools to search papers by keywords, authors, or topics.

Best Practices

  • Start with broad searches, then narrow down
  • Use platform-specific searches for domain-specific papers
  • Combine multiple sources for comprehensive literature reviews