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paper_reader MCP Server

Name: itshen/paper_reader
Rating: 3.0 (1 reviews)
Author: itshen

itshen/paper_reader

Score: 51.0 ↓ 4.6% Rank #2144 MCP Server

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An MCP server that empowers AI assistants (Cursor, Claude, Cherry Studio) to search, read, and summarize arXiv papers directly.

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Overview

itshen/paper_reader is a HTML MCP server licensed under MIT. An MCP server that empowers AI assistants (Cursor, Claude, Cherry Studio) to search, read, and summarize arXiv papers directly.

Ranked #2144 out of 25022 indexed tools.

In the top 9% of all indexed tools.

Ecosystem

HTML MIT

Score Breakdown

Stars 15% 7

7 stars → early stage

Freshness 25% 6mo ago

Last commit 6mo ago → stale

Issue Health 25% 50%

No issues filed → no history to score

Contributors 10% 0

0 contributors → solo project

Dependents 25% 0

No dependents → no downstream usage

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PyPI Downloads N/A

Forks 1

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License MIT

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Details

Stars: 7
Forks: 1
Open Issues: 0
Closed Issues: 0
Contributors: 0
Dependents: —
Language: HTML
License: MIT
Last Commit: 6mo ago

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