search_papers
Semantic search across 138M+ academic papers
LABSCO SUMMARY
Per-stage exports are what make a machine-run systematic review defensible.
A systematic review is only credible if someone can inspect what was searched, what was screened out and what was extracted. Returning CSV and XLSX per stage means the process is auditable rather than a black box that produced a conclusion — which is the difference between something you can cite and something you cannot. resume_session is the practical touch: reviews are long, quota runs out, and being able to continue rather than restart matters.
What it is
Elicit's endpoint for their research platform. Eight tools, and the two that matter are asynchronous: a literature review report and a full systematic review with distinct search, screening, extraction and report stages.
What you get
- search_papers — semantic search across more than 138 million academic papers
- search_trials — clinical trials from ClinicalTrials.gov
- create_report and get_report — an AI literature review, started asynchronously and polled by session id
- create_systematic_review and get_systematic_review — the full pipeline, with per-stage CSV and XLSX export URLs and report downloads
- list_sessions and resume_session — your reports and reviews, and a way to continue one paused for quota
Requirements
OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and dynamic client registration, scope elicit.mcp.
Setup effort
Paste a URL, then authorize — add the endpoint to your client, then approve the OAuth consent screen
USE CASES
01
Finding the literature on a question
Search papers semantically, and clinical trials alongside them.
02
Running a review you can defend
Start the systematic review and take the per-stage exports so screening and extraction are inspectable.
03
Getting a quick synthesis
Create the report, poll it, and read the summary rather than waiting on a call.
04
Picking up after a quota pause
Resume the session instead of starting the review again.
8 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
search_trials
Search clinical trials from ClinicalTrials.gov
create_report
Create an AI-powered literature review report; asynchronous, returns session ID
get_report
Fetch a report's status, summary, and content
create_systematic_review
Start a systematic review with search, screening, extraction, and report stages
get_systematic_review
Fetch a review's status, execution stage, per-stage CSV/XLSX export URLs, report downloads
list_sessions
List the user's reports and systematic reviews, newest first
resume_session
Resume a report/review paused for insufficient quota; fails while account still over limit
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
8 tools named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- an MCP client that can reach a remote endpoint
- OAuth 2.0 authorization code + PKCE S256, dynamic client registration; scope elicit.mcp
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the endpoint to your client, then approve the OAuth consent screen.
Server setup
ENDPOINT URL
https://elicit.com/api/mcpRequirements
- OAuth 2.0 authorization code + PKCE S256, dynamic client registration; scope elicit.mcp
