OpenPaper MCP

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Generate academic papers with verified citations via AI

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⌁ labsco summary — our analysis, not the vendor's

What it is — An MCP server that generates fully-cited academic papers from Claude Desktop or any MCP client, aimed at researchers and students.

What you get —

Kick off a paper with start_paper_generation — e.g. "Generate a graduate-level paper on 'The neurobiological basis of PTSD' using APA 7th citation style, 20-30 pages"
18 specialized agents search 500M+ sources (OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar) with every citation linked to a real publication
Poll progress with check_paper_status; get PDF and DOCX download links when done
Review history via list_my_papers

Requirements — An openpaper.dev account and an OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN.

Cost snapshot — Runs via uvx at no install cost, but papers consume credits (1 credit for 5-30 pages, up to 3 for 50-60). New accounts get free credits; more are bought at openpaper.dev.

Setup effort — uvx openpaper-mcp in your config; no manual install.

Our take — Useful for first drafts with checkable citations, but note the token step is a manual DevTools grab of a Bearer header — clunky and unofficial-feeling.

Source: the project README — summarized 2026-07-08.

⌁ readme from github — mirrored (latest on GitHub ↗)

OpenPaper MCP Server

Generate fully-cited academic research papers from Claude Desktop or any MCP client.

OpenPaper uses 18 specialized AI agents to search 500M+ academic sources (OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar) and write thesis-level papers with every citation linked to a real publication.

Tools

`start_paper_generation`

Start generating a paper. Returns a generation_id immediately.

Generate a graduate-level paper on "The neurobiological basis of PTSD"
using APA 7th citation style, 20-30 pages

`check_paper_status`

Poll for progress and get download links when done.

Check the status of generation abc123

`list_my_papers`

See all your previous papers with download links.

List my last 5 papers

Example workflow

User: Write a paper on the impact of social media on adolescent mental health

Claude: [calls start_paper_generation("impact of social media on adolescent mental health")]
→ Generation started (ID: abc123). Checking back in a few minutes...

[later]
Claude: [calls check_paper_status("abc123")]
→ Status: processing, phase: writing, 65% complete

[later]
Claude: [calls check_paper_status("abc123")]
→ Status: completed! PDF: https://... DOCX: https://...

Copy & paste — that's it

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpaper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["openpaper-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Before it works, you'll need: OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN

Setup

1. Get your API token

Go to openpaper.dev and sign in
Open DevTools → Network tab
Click any request → find the Authorization header
Copy the value after Bearer — that's your token

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json (no manual install needed — uvx fetches the published package on first run):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpaper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["openpaper-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run from source instead

pip install mcp httpx

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpaper": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/openpaper-mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "OPENPAPER_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}