---
title: "Paper Search MCP"
description: "Search academic papers across multiple platforms."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/skill-203
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:44:15.167Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Paper Search MCP — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/skill-203)"
---

# Paper Search MCP
Search academic papers across multiple platforms.

## Overview

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name: paper-search-usage
description: This skill should be used when user asks to "search for papers", "find research papers", "search arXiv", "search PubMed", "find academic papers", "search IEEE", "search Scopus", or "look up scientific literature".
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# Paper Search MCP

Search academic papers across multiple platforms.

## Supported Platforms

- arXiv (preprints)
- PubMed (biomedical)
- IEEE Xplore (engineering)
- Scopus (multidisciplinary)
- ACM Digital Library (computer science)
- Semantic Scholar (AI-powered)

## Usage

Use `mcp__paper-search__*` tools to search papers by keywords, authors, or topics.

## Best Practices

- Start with broad searches, then narrow down
- Use platform-specific searches for domain-specific papers
- Combine multiple sources for comprehensive literature reviews

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Source: [Claudary](https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/skill-203) · https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com