Papers Flow MCP Server

papersflow-mcp is PapersFlow's production / GA hosted MCP server for literature search, citation verification, related-paper discovery, and authenticated research workflows across Claude, Codex, Gemini, ChatGPT-style MCP apps, and other MCP clients.

Teams that want a hosted automation endpoint instead of running a local process.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-03-11 · ★ 14 · #191 OF 194 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Papers Flow

Claude Code

claude mcp add papersflow-ai-papersflow-mcp --transport http https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "papersflow-ai-papersflow-mcp": {
      "url": "https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to doxa.papersflow.ai

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.papersflow-ai is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Papers Flow can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Limitations (from the README)

- This repository is the public documentation and submission surface for the hosted MCP service. - The production service is operated by PapersFlow and backed by the main PapersFlow platform.

04 · Who maintains Papers Flow

PapersFlow is maintained by papersflow-ai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/papersflow-ai/papersflow-mcp
website: https://papersflow.ai/
category: automation - ranked #191 of 194 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.papersflow-ai/papersflow (active, first published 2026-03-11)

06 · Papers Flow FAQ

What is Papers Flow?

Is Papers Flow still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-03-11. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Papers Flow?

Run `claude mcp add papersflow-ai-papersflow-mcp --transport http https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Papers Flow require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Papers Flow

Alternatives to Papers Flow

Maintained automation servers if Papers Flow isn't the fit.

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