Lune MCP Server

Lune Research MCP server (stdio + Streamable HTTP) proxying api.luneresearch.com

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What is the Lune MCP Server?

Lune Research MCP server (stdio + Streamable HTTP) proxying api.luneresearch.com

What the server does

Official Model Context Protocol server for Lune Research.

Recorded tools

  • search_papers — Hybrid vector + BM25 search across the corpus
  • search_papers_many — Run many query variants in one call, RRF-merged
  • search_related_papers — Semantically nearest papers to a given paper
  • get_paper_fulltext — Parsed full text (markdown or JSON)
  • get_paper_citations — Citation graph (cited_by or cites)
  • list_conferences — Indexed venues, optionally by category
  • get_conference_papers — Paginated papers for a venue
  • extract_from_papers — Structured field extraction across many papers
  • verify_claims — Fact-check claims against the corpus with quotes
  • search_research_guidance — Curated reproducibility / methodology corpus
  • get_research_guidance_doc — Full text of a guidance document
  • list_subscriptions — Active conference subscriptions
  • subscribe_conference — Follow a conference for new-paper updates
  • unsubscribe_conference — Stop following a conference

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
search_papersHybrid vector + BM25 search over the corpus
search_papers_manyMany query variants in one call, merged by reciprocal rank fusion
search_related_papersThe nearest neighbors of a paper you already have
list_conferencesIndexed venues, optionally filtered by category
get_conference_papersOne venue's papers, paginated
get_paper_fulltextParsed full text, as markdown or JSON
get_paper_citationsThe citation graph, in either direction
extract_from_papersPull the same structured fields out of a set of papers
verify_claimsCheck each claim against the corpus, with a verbatim quote when one exists
gather_evidenceJudge whether the evidence is sufficient yet, and name what is missing
search_research_guidanceThe curated methodology and reproducibility corpus
get_research_guidance_docThe full text of one guidance document

How to install the Lune MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lune": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@retrograde-labs/lune-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LUNE_API_KEY": "YOUR_LUNE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
LUNE_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Lune to search papers.”
  • “Use Lune to search papers many.”
  • “Use Lune to search related papers.”

Frequently asked questions

Lune Research MCP server (stdio + Streamable HTTP) proxying api.luneresearch.com Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.