Rust Research MCP

What it does

This MCP server connects AI agents to a massive ecosystem of academic knowledge. It enables the discovery, retrieval, and organization of research papers by routing queries across 14 different academic providers, including arXiv, Semantic Scholar, and PubMed Central.

Tools

• search_papers: Comprehensive academic search with intelligent provider routing.
• download_paper: Secure PDF retrieval with multi-provider fallback.
• extract_metadata: Bibliographic data extraction from PDFs.
• search_code: Regex-powered pattern search within downloaded research papers.
• generate_bibliography: Multi-format citation generation (BibTeX, APA, MLA, etc.).
• categorize_papers: Automatic content-based categorization of research documents.

Installation

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rust-research-mcp": {
      "command": "/usr/local/bin/rust-research-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--download-dir", "~/downloads/research_papers",
        "--log-level", "info"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RUST_LOG": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

• Claude Desktop
• Claude Code