// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

PAPER SEARCH TOOLS

25 tools from the Paper Search MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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// ALL 25 PAPER SEARCH TOOLS

READ 25 tools

Read download_arxiv Download PDF of an arXiv paper. Args: paper_id: arXiv paper ID (e.g., '2106.12345'). s... Read download_biorxiv Download PDF of a bioRxiv paper. Args: paper_id: bioRxiv DOI. save_path: Directory to ... Read download_crossref Attempt to download PDF of a CrossRef paper. Args: paper_id: CrossRef DOI (e.g., '10.1038/natu... Read download_iacr Download PDF of an IACR ePrint paper. Args: paper_id: IACR paper ID (e.g., '2009/101'). ... Read download_medrxiv Download PDF of a medRxiv paper. Args: paper_id: medRxiv DOI. save_path: Directory to ... Read download_pubmed Attempt to download PDF of a PubMed paper. Args: paper_id: PubMed ID (PMID). save_path... Read download_semantic Download PDF of a Semantic Scholar paper. Args: paper_id: Semantic Scholar paper ID, Paper... Read fetch Fetch full document content for a search result. Read get_crossref_paper_by_doi Get a specific paper from CrossRef by its DOI. Args: doi: Digital Object Identifier (e.g., '10... Read read_arxiv_paper Read and extract text content from an arXiv paper PDF. Args: paper_id: arXiv paper ID (e.g., '... Read read_biorxiv_paper Read and extract text content from a bioRxiv paper PDF. Args: paper_id: bioRxiv DOI. s... Read read_crossref_paper Attempt to read and extract text content from a CrossRef paper. Args: paper_id: CrossRef DOI (... Read read_iacr_paper Read and extract text content from an IACR ePrint paper PDF. Args: paper_id: IACR paper ID (e.... Read read_medrxiv_paper Read and extract text content from a medRxiv paper PDF. Args: paper_id: medRxiv DOI. s... Read read_pubmed_paper Read and extract text content from a PubMed paper. Args: paper_id: PubMed ID (PMID). s... Read read_semantic_paper Read and extract text content from a Semantic Scholar paper. Args: paper_id: Semantic Scholar... Read search Deep Research compatible search tool aggregating across sources. Read search_arxiv Search academic papers from arXiv. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning')... Read search_biorxiv Search academic papers from bioRxiv. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning... Read search_crossref Search academic papers from CrossRef database. CrossRef is a scholarly infrastructure organization... Read search_google_scholar Search academic papers from Google Scholar. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine l... Read search_iacr Search academic papers from IACR ePrint Archive. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'cryp... Read search_medrxiv Search academic papers from medRxiv. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning... Read search_pubmed Search academic papers from PubMed. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine learning'... Read search_semantic Search academic papers from Semantic Scholar. Args: query: Search query string (e.g., 'machine...

// FAQ

How many tools does the Paper Search MCP server have? +

The Paper Search MCP server exposes 25 tools across 1 categories: Read.

How do I enforce policies on Paper Search tools? +

Route the Paper Search server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard — they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Paper Search tools fall into? +

Paper Search tools are categorised as Read (25). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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