Academic Research Search

Academic research search across PubMed and arXiv

Should I use this

Quality & Safety

A
Description quality
93%
Schema completeness
97%
Naming quality
100%
Poisoning risk
100%
Permission match
100%
Protocol compliance
100%

Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.

Context Cost

~382Tokens (tool definitions)
~1.1 KBTypical response size
Minimal attention impact (0.30% of 128k context)

This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.

Install

One-Click Install

Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research": {
      "url": "https://research.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remote endpoints

https://research.memoryapi.org/mcpstreamable-http

What it can do

Tool inventory

Tools (3)

🟢 Read-only🟡 Write🔴 Delete⚪ Unknown
🟢search_pubmed(q, limit, sort)

Search PubMed biomedical literature database (NIH). Returns articles with titles, authors, journals, and links.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query (e.g. \"COVID-19 vaccines\", \"CRISPR gene editing\")"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of results (max 20, default 10)",
      "default": 10
    },
    "sort": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Sort order: relevance or date",
      "default": "relevance"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "q"
  ]
}
🟢search_arxiv(q, category, limit)

Search arXiv preprint server for scientific papers. Best for CS, physics, math, and AI research.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query (e.g. \"transformer architecture\", \"quantum computing\")"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "arXiv category: cs, physics, math, q-bio, stat, econ"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of results (max 20, default 10)",
      "default": 10
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "q"
  ]
}
🟢get_citations(q, doi, limit, type)

Get paper citations and metadata via Crossref. Look up by DOI or search by topic.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query for papers"
    },
    "doi": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Specific DOI to look up (e.g. \"10.1038/nature12373\")"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of results (max 20, default 10)",
      "default": 10
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by type: journal-article, book-chapter, proceedings-article"
    }
  }
}

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