Paper Distill MCP

io.github.Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcp

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

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-distill-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-distill-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<your CORE_API_KEY>",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<your TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>",
        "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "<your DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<your ZOTERO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • CORE_API_KEYsecretCORE API key for enhanced open-access paper retrieval (free at core.ac.uk)
  • TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKENsecretTelegram bot token for paper delivery
  • DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URLsecretDiscord webhook URL for paper delivery
  • ZOTERO_API_KEYsecretZotero API key for saving papers to your library

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.2.4
Registry
active
Published
3/19/2026
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