OpenPaper MCP

Générer des articles académiques avec des citations vérifiées via l'IA.

Documentation

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.