OpenPaper MCP Server

OpenPaper is an autonomous research engine for Claude Desktop and any MCP client. Auto research from a prompt to a fully-cited academic paper, exported as PDF, DOCX, or ZIP.

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.

Setup

1. Get your API token

  1. Go to openpaper.dev and sign in
  2. Open DevTools → Network tab
  3. Click any request → find the Authorization header
  4. 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"
      }
    }
  }
}

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://...

Credits

Papers cost 1-3 credits depending on length:

  • 5-30 pages: 1 credit
  • 30-50 pages: 2 credits
  • 50-60 pages: 3 credits

New accounts get free credits. Buy more at openpaper.dev.

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