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unpaywall-mcp MCP Server

Name: ElliotPadfield/unpaywall-mcp
Rating: 1.7 (1 reviews)
Author: ElliotPadfield

ElliotPadfield/unpaywall-mcp

Score: 18.3 Rank #20433 MCP Server

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AnModel Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Unpaywall API. Search article titles, fetch DOI metadata, retrieve best open‑access links, and extract text from OA PDFs—ready for Claude Desktop and any MCP‑compatible client. Ideal for LLM research assistants, literature review, and academic workflows.

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Overview

ElliotPadfield/unpaywall-mcp is a TypeScript MCP server licensed under MIT. AnModel Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Unpaywall API. Search article titles, fetch DOI metadata, retrieve best open‑access links, and extract text from OA PDFs—ready for Claude Desktop and any MCP‑compatible client. Ideal for LLM research assistants, literature review, and academic workflows.

Ranked #20433 out of 25022 indexed tools.

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TypeScript MIT

Score Breakdown

Stars 15% 6

6 stars → early stage

Freshness 25% 1y ago

Last commit 1y ago → stale

Issue Health 25% 0%

0/3 issues closed → many open issues

Contributors 10% 0

0 contributors → solo project

Dependents 25% 0

No dependents → no downstream usage

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PyPI Downloads N/A

Forks 4

Description Detailed

License MIT

Weights: Freshness 25% · Issue Health 25% · Dependents 25% · Stars 15% · Contributors 10% · How we score →

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Stars: 6
Forks: 4
Open Issues: 3
Closed Issues: 0
Contributors: 0
Dependents: —
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Last Commit: 1y ago

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