# Paperzilla MCP server

> Read morning research briefs from ranked paper feeds, browse catalog papers and send feedback on your project feeds.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/paperzilla
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [Docs & Knowledge](https://mcp.tc/c/docs-knowledge)
- Vendor: Paperzilla
- Homepage: <https://paperzilla.ai/>

## About

Paperzilla ranks new papers from sources such as arXiv, bioRxiv and PubMed, plus forwarded alerts, against your research topic. The MCP server lets an assistant read your project feeds, public digests and catalog papers, generate Markdown, and record feedback so rankings improve.

It runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp. A Paperzilla account is required, and clients sign in through OAuth in the browser. Requested scopes cover catalog read, project read, Markdown generation, feedback write and offline access.

## What it can do

- Read your project research feeds
- Browse public digests and catalog papers
- Generate Markdown for papers
- Send explicit feedback on feed items
- Get a morning brief of new relevant papers

## Example prompts

- "Give me my morning brief from my Paperzilla feed."
- "Which new papers in my feed are worth reading today?"
- "Generate Markdown for this paper so we can discuss it."
- "Mark this paper as not relevant to my project."

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http paperzilla https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **paperzilla** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Paperzilla sign-in.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Paperzilla** and paste this URL:

```url
https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Paperzilla asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Paperzilla&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fpaperzilla.ai%2Fapi%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Paperzilla asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Paperzilla to sign in.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=paperzilla&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3BhcGVyemlsbGEuYWkvYXBpL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperzilla": {
      "url": "https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor shows **Needs authentication** next to the server. Click the button beside it to sign in.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=paperzilla&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fpaperzilla.ai%2Fapi%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"paperzilla","type":"http","url":"https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "paperzilla": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperzilla": {
      "serverUrl": "https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add paperzilla --url https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp
codex mcp login paperzilla
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.paperzilla]
url = "https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http paperzilla https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth paperzilla` to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperzilla": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://paperzilla.ai/api/mcp`.

## Details

- Last checked: 2026-11-15 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-11-05
- Updated: 2026-11-05

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Source: https://mcp.tc/i/paperzilla (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report