Overview

Title

mcp-simple-arxiv

How to Use

• Install via Smithery (npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-simple-arxiv --client claude) or manually (pip install mcp-simple-arxiv).
• Configure in Claude Desktop by adding the server command to claude_desktop_config.json.
• Restart Claude Desktop to enable arXiv paper search and retrieval.

Key Features

• Search arXiv for scientific papers by title and abstract.
• Retrieve paper metadata, abstracts, and links (PDF/HTML).
• Implements arXiv API rate limiting (1 request every 3 seconds).
• Compatible with LLM clients like Claude Desktop.

Use Cases

• Quickly finding relevant research papers on arXiv.
• Accessing paper details (title, authors, abstract) without leaving the chat interface.
• Streamlining research workflows by integrating arXiv search into LLM interactions.