ArXiv Scout | MCP Server

01 / SERVER DETAIL

Server detail

Search and retrieve academic papers directly from arXiv with advanced query capabilities. Extract full text from PDFs to generate summaries, literature reviews, and side-by-side comparisons. Track citations and references to discover related research and map out academic trends.

An MCP server that exposes ArXiv Scout capabilities to MCP-compatible AI clients.

CapabilitiesmcpsmitheryMCPOpen source

ProtocolModel Context Protocol

Developer ecosystemOpen ecosystem

LicenseMIT / check source

SourceGitHub

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02 / TOOL TESTING

Tool testing

AVAILABLE TOOL

arxiv-scout

Callable

Call the MCP capabilities provided by ArXiv Scout and return a structured result.

PARAMETERS

inputPass arguments according to the server tool schema.

Tip: the tool may truncate responses. Use pagination parameters such as start_index to read long content in chunks.

03 / SERVICE CONFIGURATION

Connection modes

Remote

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ArXiv Scout": {
      "url": "Generated by the provider after deployment"
    }
  }
}

The Remote endpoint is generated by the provider after deployment; this page does not fabricate an unusable endpoint.

Stdio · mcp.json

No npm package is recorded. Open the source repository to complete command and args.

If no npm package is registered, follow the installation method in the source repository.

03 / WORKFLOW

How to use

01
Step 1
Review server capabilities and permission scope.
02
Step 2
Copy the install command or JSON configuration.
03
Step 3
Run a small connection test in your client.
04
Step 4
Adopt it long term only after reviewing access and maintenance.

04 / DISCUSSIONS

Discussions

Use this space to keep checking source information, usage experience and maintenance status.

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