IlyaGusev Academia Mcp
Search arXiv and ACL Anthology, follow citations, and browse web sources from your agent when validating technical or ML ideas.
Overview
academia_mcp is a MCP server for the Idea phase that lets your agent search arXiv and ACL Anthology, fetch citations, and browse web sources for research.
What is this MCP server?
- Search arXiv and ACL Anthology from the MCP toolchain
- Retrieve citations and references to map related work
- Browse supplemental web sources to accelerate literature review
- IlyaGusev academia_mcp v1.16.0 on Smithery with streamable-http
- Open-source project at github.com/IlyaGusev/academia_mcp
- Server version 1.16.0
- MCP server schema 2025-09-16
- GitHub repository IlyaGusev/academia_mcp
Community signal: 90 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Validating ML or systems ideas without fast access to papers and citation chains slows scoping and invites guesswork.
Who is it for?
Solo builders and indie researchers using Claude Code or Cursor who need arXiv/ACL discovery and citation lookup inside the agent loop.
Skip if: Pure qualitative customer discovery with no paper need, or teams requiring paywalled journal corpora beyond what the server exposes.
What do I get? / Deliverables
With the Smithery remote configured, your agent can retrieve relevant publications and reference networks while you draft specs or decide what to prototype.
- Agent-mediated paper search on arXiv and ACL Anthology
- Citation and reference retrieval for related-work mapping
- Supplemental web browsing support for accelerated review
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Journey fit
Academic and preprint discovery happens before you commit engineering weeks—Idea is the canonical shelf for evidence gathering and literature review. Research subphase covers systematic paper search, reference chasing, and sourcing claims for specs or blog posts.
How it compares
Scholarly search MCP server, not a brainstorming methodology skill or general web scraper.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is academia_mcp for?
It is for builders researching AI, NLP, or related technical topics who want MCP agents to query arXiv, ACL Anthology, citations, and selected web sources.
When should I use academia_mcp?
Use it during Idea research when comparing approaches, writing lit-review sections, or collecting references before validation and build.
How do I add academia_mcp to my agent?
Register the Smithery streamable-http URL for @IlyaGusev/academia_mcp and pass Authorization Bearer your smithery_api_key in your MCP client configuration.