MCP Server BioRxiv

🚀 medRxiv MCP Server

Enable AI assistants to search and access medRxiv papers through a simple MCP interface.

The medRxiv MCP server provides a connection bridge for AI models via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling them to quickly access the medRxiv preprint repository. It supports efficient retrieval and content acquisition of papers in the field of health sciences.

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✨ Features

• 🔎 Paper Search: Query medRxiv papers using custom search strings ✅
• 🚀 Efficient Retrieval: Quickly access paper metadata ✅
• 📄 Paper Acquisition: Download and read paper content 📝
• 📋 Paper List: View all downloaded papers 📝
• 🗃️ Local Storage: Save papers locally to speed up access 📝
• 📝 Research Prompts: A series of dedicated prompts for paper analysis 📝
• 📊 Research Support: Facilitate research and analysis in the field of health sciences 📝

🚀 Quick Start

Installation via Smithery

Use Smithery to automatically install the medRxiv server for Claude Desktop:

npx -y @smithery/cli install medrxiv-mcp-server --client claude

Manual Installation

Install using uv:

uv tool install medRxiv-mCP-Server

Configure the development environment:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/medrxiv-mcp-server.git
cd medrxiv-mcp-server
pip install -r requirements.txt

💻 Usage Examples

Integration with Claude Desktop

Add the following configuration to mcp_config.json:

{
    "servers": {
        "medrxiv": {
            "type": "custom",
            "url": "http://localhost:5000"
        }
    }
}

Start the server with the following command:

python server.py

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🙏 Acknowledgments

This project is inspired by and built upon the work of the arxiv-mcp-server project.

⚠️ Important Note

This tool is for research purposes only. Please comply with medRxiv's terms of service and use this tool responsibly.