Arxivsub Mcp

Overview

Arxivsub Mcp is a Model Context Protocol server that lets you search arXiv and major AI/ML/CV/NLP/robotics conference papers along with their related work. By implementing MCP, it turns paper discovery into a set of callable tools your AI assistant can use directly, eliminating manual copy-paste workflows between applications.

The server runs locally via the npm package arxivsub-mcp, which communicates over stdio. You'll need to provide the ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY environment variable to authenticate. The latest release is v0.1.1, distributed under the MIT license with source code available at arxivsub/arxivsub-mcp on GitHub.

Arxivsub Mcp belongs in the Development category on mcp.site and works with any MCP client including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed. If you maintain this server, claim your listing to verify ownership and keep information up to date.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arxivsub_mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arxivsub-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY": "<arxivsub-skill-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY