lit_search_s2_search_papers – 1 MCP server offers this tool
What it usually takes
api_key– in 1 of 1fields_of_study– in 1 of 1limit– in 1 of 1min_citation_count– in 1 of 1mode– in 1 of 1offset– in 1 of 1open_access_only– in 1 of 1publication_types– in 1 of 1query– in 1 of 1sort– in 1 of 1venue– in 1 of 1with_abstract– in 1 of 1
No server marks it as only reading: treat it as able to change data.
From each publisher's own tool list. We never call a tool.
Servers
| Server | Inputs | Read-only? |
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lit-search MCP co.huggingface.lemonpigeons/lit-search Search Semantic Scholar for academic papers. Returns citation counts, venues, authors, external IDs (DOI/arXiv/PMID) and open-access PDF links. Supports Boolean queries in bulk mode, year, venue and field filters, and sorting by citation count. Use this to find literature on a topic. Returns: A markdown list of matching papers. | api_key,fields_of_study,limit,min_citation_count,mode,offset,open_access_only,publication_types,query,sort,venue,with_abstract,year | Not stated |