IAU Proposal Writer MCP

What it does

This MCP server helps graduate students at IAU Isfahan (Khorasgan) write, review, and validate academic research proposals. It provides the specific rules, templates, and common pitfalls associated with the Computer Department's requirements, alongside tools for paper searching and section validation.

Tools

• get_section_rules: Provides full rules for proposal sections 4 through 14.
• list_available_sections: Lists all proposal sections and their descriptions.
• validate_section: Scores a section from 0-100 and identifies specific issues.
• get_common_mistakes: Lists 21 common reasons for reviewer rejections.
• get_endnote_guide: Provides EndNote setup instructions using IAU-KHUISF styles.
• create_proposal: Generates a blank proposal file from the department template.
• save_section: Appends a written section to the proposal file.
• read_proposal: Reads existing proposal markdown files.
• list_proposals: Lists all proposal files in the working folder.
• search_papers: Searches Semantic Scholar and arXiv for relevant academic papers.
• build_comparison_table: Generates a skeleton for the Section 4-5 comparison table.

Installation

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "proposal-writer-iau": {
      "command": "proposal-writer-iau-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

• Claude Desktop
• Claude Code
• Codex