Paper Chaser MCP
Pull academic papers, citations, author graphs, ECOS dossiers, and Federal Register text into agent sessions while validating ideas or writing technical content.
Overview
io.github.joshuasundance-swca/paper-chaser-mcp is an MCP server for the Idea phase that lets agents search academic papers, citations, authors, ECOS dossiers, and Federal Register text.
What is this MCP server?
- Academic paper and citation lookup for agent-driven literature reviews
- Author-focused queries to map who publishes in your problem space
- ECOS dossier access for environmental and species regulatory context
- Federal Register text retrieval for policy-heavy product ideas
- OCI image ghcr.io/joshuasundance-swca/paper-chaser-mcp:0.2.2 with stdio transport
- Server version 0.2.2 distributed as OCI image on ghcr.io
- Stdio transport per registry metadata
- Repository: github.com/joshuasundance-swca/paper-chaser-mcp
What problem does it solve?
Agents hallucinate citations and miss primary sources when founders research regulated or academic domains manually.
Who is it for?
Indie builders exploring research-heavy niches—biotech adjacency, environmental compliance, or evidence-backed content products.
Skip if: Pure B2C app shops that never need scholarly or Federal Register sources in the agent loop.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You get agent-callable retrieval of papers, citations, and federal or ECOS text to ground Idea-phase research before you scope a build.
- Agent-accessible paper, citation, and author queries
- ECOS dossier and Federal Register text pulls for scoped research
- Grounded source material for validate-phase specs and content outlines
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Journey fit
Literature and regulatory research happens before you commit to a build scope—canonical shelf is Idea → research. Paper Chaser aggregates external scholarly and government sources agents query during discovery, not production runtime infra.
How it compares
Research retrieval MCP, not a citation manager UI or a generic web-search skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Paper Chaser MCP for?
Builders and technical founders who want agents to pull real papers, citations, and select government corpora during early research.
When should I use Paper Chaser MCP?
During idea and discovery when you need literature, author maps, ECOS dossiers, or Federal Register text before committing to a prototype.
How do I add Paper Chaser MCP to my agent?
Run the published OCI image ghcr.io/joshuasundance-swca/paper-chaser-mcp:0.2.2 as a stdio MCP server per your host’s container MCP pattern.