# Find Research Papers (pypi · find-research-papers-mcp)

Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.

- Trust score: 54/100 (low)
- Change this week: −15
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- pypi · `find-research-papers-mcp`: 54/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp/find-research-papers-mcp-2.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp/find-research-papers-mcp-2)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `pypi`
- Package: `find-research-papers-mcp`
- Version: `0.4.9`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 50/100
  - Malware scan not yet available for this package.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - Runs setuptools.build_meta at install time, a recognised build step with no custom scripting around it.
  - 1 of 32 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 48/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 7 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 75/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 493 tokens (~61/item across 8 items; 7 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (43% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the Find Research Papers MCP server?

Find Research Papers runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx find-research-papers-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp -- uvx find-research-papers-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "find-research-papers-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "find-research-papers-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp -- uvx find-research-papers-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "find-research-papers-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp --command uvx --arg find-research-papers-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["find-research-papers-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "uvx",
      "Arguments": [
        "find-research-papers-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp -t stdio -c uvx -a find-research-papers-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "find-research-papers-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 54, −15)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-10-29 (score 69, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-10-28 (score 54)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `search_papers` (~86 tokens)

Search research papers

Search scholarly literature across multiple sources (arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar, PubMed)

Input parameters:

- `intent` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `open_access_only` (boolean)
- `query` (string, required)
- `sort` (string)
- `sources`
- `year_from`
- `year_to`

Output parameters:

- `hits` (array)
- `skipped` (array)
- `sources_queried` (array)

### `get_paper` (~88 tokens)

Get paper details, references and citations

Resolve one paper by identifier and return its metadata plus references (papers it cites) and citations (papers citing it) — works even for paywalled papers

Input parameters:

- `id_type` (string)
- `identifier` (string, required)
- `include_citations` (boolean)
- `include_references` (boolean)
- `intent` (string)
- `verify` (boolean)

### `get_research_method` (~29 tokens)

Get research method

House method for using this server: tiers, rules, source quirks, and verification steps

### `list_sources` (~27 tokens)

List paper sources

List every scholarly source the server can search, with coverage, key requirements, and rate limits

Output parameters:

- `result` (array)

### `skills_list` (~32 tokens)

List available skills

List this server's skills (playbooks): guidance for interpreting results and recovering from errors. Fetch one with skill_read

### `skill_read` (~45 tokens)

Read a skill

Fetch the full content of one skill by name (see skills_list). Read 'interpreting-errors' whenever a tool returns an error or skipped sources

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required)

### `check_for_updates` (~28 tokens)

Check PyPI for newer versions of find-research-papers-mcp and get upgrade instructions.

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Install scripts, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp/find-research-papers-mcp-2#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 54
- 2026-11-04: 69
- 2026-11-03: 69
- 2026-11-02: 69
- 2026-11-01: 69
- 2026-10-31: 69
- 2026-10-30: 69
- 2026-10-29: 69
- 2026-10-28: 54

## Common questions

### What is the Find Research Papers MCP server?

Find Research Papers is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp. Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar. This page covers its PyPI package (find-research-papers-mcp).

### Is the Find Research Papers MCP server safe to use?

Find Research Papers scores 54 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Find Research Papers MCP server expose?

Find Research Papers exposes 7 tools: search_papers, get_paper, get_research_method, list_sources, skills_list, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 335 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Find Research Papers MCP server still maintained?

Find Research Papers is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Find Research Papers MCP server under?

Find Research Papers declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the Find Research Papers MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 14 checks on Find Research Papers, covering Known CVEs, Install scripts, Dependency health, Source repository and 10 more. 2 items could not be completed, a gap on our side rather than a finding about Find Research Papers: Malware scan and Stability. One category scores 0 for that reason, because we only credit what we can confirm. Endpoint Security and Transport & Reachability do not apply to a PyPI package, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- PyPI project: https://pypi.org/project/find-research-papers-mcp/
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/pypi/package/find-research-papers-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp/find-research-papers-mcp-2.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp/find-research-papers-mcp-2/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/surendranb-find-research-papers-mcp/find-research-papers-mcp-2.json
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