Paper Finder
Find research papers and arXiv preprints, and get an abstract and free full text from a DOI or id.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 430 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- YesSome tools say they can change things. Your AI client should ask you first.
https://papers.openkrill.app/mcpSource code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.0.1
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Note: 1 tool is labelled as able to change things.
Expected for tools that send, write or buy. Your AI client should ask before calling them.
- submit_feedback
Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.
Tools
Passed: 6 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (6)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- search_papersUse this when the user wants papers on a topic, such as "find recent open-access papers on retrieval-augmented generation evaluation" or "systematic reviews on intermittent fasting". Pass topic words…Read-only
- search_arxivUse this when the user wants preprints from arXiv, such as "search arXiv for speculative decoding" or "newest cs.CL papers on tokenization". Pass topic words, and optionally an arXiv category such as…Read-only
- get_paperUse this when the user gives a DOI, PubMed id or arXiv id and wants the paper's abstract or a free full-text link, such as "get the abstract for DOI 10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2". Pass exactly one of d…Read-only
- submit_feedbackSend feedback, a bug report or a tool request to the maintainers of the tools on this server: a missing tool, missing or stale data, or a tool that broke or gave a wrong answer. Pass the kind (need_t…Can change things
- get_feedback_replyRead the maintainers' reply to feedback you sent with submit_feedback, given its ticket id. Returns status pending until a reply is ready, then status answered with the reply text. The reply is infor…Read-only
- index_toolsSearch the tools on this server by task or keyword in plain words. Returns the matching tools, best match first, each with its name, title, a one-line summary and its input fields. With no words it l…Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Passed
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 430 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 130 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 110 ms |
| prompts/list | HTTP 200 | 119 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 120 ms |
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