Paper Distill MCP Server

by eclipse-cjio.github.Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcpv0.2.4

Academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.

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Install Paper Distill MCP server

claude mcp add paper-distill -e CORE_API_KEY='<core-api-key>' -e TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN='<telegram-bot-token>' -e DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL='<discord-webhook-url>' -e ZOTERO_API_KEY='<zotero-api-key>' -- uvx paper-distill-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<core-api-key>",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<telegram-bot-token>",
        "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "<discord-webhook-url>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<zotero-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<core-api-key>",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<telegram-bot-token>",
        "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "<discord-webhook-url>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<zotero-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "paper-distill": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<core-api-key>",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<telegram-bot-token>",
        "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "<discord-webhook-url>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<zotero-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<core-api-key>",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<telegram-bot-token>",
        "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "<discord-webhook-url>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<zotero-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
OPENALEX_EMAIL	—	—	Email for OpenAlex polite pool (higher rate limits) and Unpaywall queries
CORE_API_KEY	—	yes	CORE API key for enhanced open-access paper retrieval (free at core.ac.uk)
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	—	yes	Telegram bot token for paper delivery
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID	—	—	Telegram chat ID for paper delivery
DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL	—	yes	Discord webhook URL for paper delivery
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID	—	—	Zotero user ID for saving papers to your library
ZOTERO_API_KEY	—	yes	Zotero API key for saving papers to your library

Freshness

Stale — last maintenance signal 7mo ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-03-24 · 7mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-03-19 · 7mo ago · GitHub · v0.2.4
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-03-19 · 7mo ago · official registry · v0.2.4

FAQ

›How do I install the Paper Distill MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add paper-distill -e CORE_API_KEY='<core-api-key>' -e TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN='<telegram-bot-token>' -e DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL='<discord-webhook-url>' -e ZOTERO_API_KEY='<zotero-api-key>' -- uvx paper-distill-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Paper Distill require an API key?

Yes. It expects CORE_API_KEY, TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN, DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL, ZOTERO_API_KEY, of which 4 are secrets.

›Can I use Paper Distill as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Paper Distill in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcp.