Paperai MCP Server

AI for medical and scientific papers

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What is the Paperai MCP Server?

AI for medical and scientific papers

What the server does

paperai is an AI application for medical and scientific papers.

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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
nameDate
paperai.reportBuilds a report for a series of queries. For each query, the top scoring articles are shown along with matches from those articles. There is also a highlights section showing the most relevant results.
paperai.queryRuns a single query from the terminal
paperai.shellAllows running multiple queries from the terminal
optionsRAG pipeline options - set the LLM, prompt templates, max length and more
reportEach unique top level parameter sets the report name. In the example above, it's called Research
queryVector query that identifies the top n documents
columnsList of columns

How to install the Paperai MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperai": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["paperai"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Paperai to name.”
  • “Use Paperai to CSV.”
  • “Use Paperai to Annotation.”

Frequently asked questions

AI for medical and scientific papers Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.