# Academic Research Intelligence MCP

> Academic paper search, scientific literature, citation analysis, arXiv & semantic related-work.

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-foundrynet-academic-intel-mcp`
- **Verified:** Pending review
- **Seller:** [FoundryNet](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/foundrynet)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Latest version:** 1.0.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [FoundryNet](https://github.com/FoundryNet)
- **Source:** https://github.com/FoundryNet/academic-intel-mcp

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-foundrynet-academic-intel-mcp
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Academic Research Intelligence MCP

**Academic research intelligence for AI agents** — paper search, scientific
literature, citation analysis, arXiv search, author metrics, trending research, and
a **semantic related-work finder** (pgvector). Built on free scholarly sources.

> Part of the **FoundryNet Data Network**. Attest your agent's literature review
> with [MINT Protocol](https://mint-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp). See also:
> **gov-contracts-mcp**, **brand-intel-mcp**, **patent-intel-mcp**,
> **financial-signals-mcp**, **weather-intel-mcp**, **cyber-intel-mcp**,
> **compliance-mcp**, **fact-check-mcp**, **oss-intel-mcp**, **social-intel-mcp**.

## Connect

- **MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP):** `https://academic-intel-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp`
- **MCP registry:** `io.github.FoundryNet/academic-intel-mcp`
- **Agent card:** `https://academic-intel-mcp-production.up.railway.app/.well-known/agent-card.json`

### Claude Desktop / Cursor / Claude Code

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http academic-intel https://academic-intel-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp
```

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "academic-intel": { "url": "https://academic-intel-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp" } } }
```

Also on Smithery: `io.github.FoundryNet/academic-intel-mcp`

## Tools

| Tool | Price | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| `search_papers` | $0.01 | Paper search by query/year/field/venue/citations/open-access |
| `paper_detail` | **free** | Full record — abstract, authors, citations, references, PDF |
| `citation_graph` | $0.01 | Papers citing this / referenced by it (live OpenAlex) |
| `author_profile` | $0.01 | h-index, papers, citations, primary field, recent activity |
| `trending_research` | $0.01 | Trending topics + most-cited recent papers |
| `similar_papers` | $0.02 | Semantic related-work finder via embeddings (pgvector) — premium |
| `mint_info` | **free** | FoundryNet Data Network + MINT Protocol |

**Free tier:** 25 paid-tool queries/day per agent. Then x402: the tool returns an
HTTP-402 with a Solana USDC payment memo — pay it, re-call with the same args plus
`payment_tx=`. An `Authorization: Bearer fnet_…` key bypasses the paywall.

## Sources

Daily (~4am PT): **OpenAlex** (primary, keyless, rich metadata + citations),
**arXiv** (CS/physics/math/bio preprints), **PubMed** (biomed). Abstracts are
embedded with **fastembed** (bge-small) for `similar_papers` (pgvector cosine).
`citation_graph` and `author_profile` resolve live from OpenAlex. **Semantic
Scholar** is an optional enhancement (TLDR/relevance via `S2_API_KEY`; keyless S2
rate-limits hard).

Built by [FoundryNet](https://foundrynet.io) · hello@foundrynet.io

## Live network activity

**Live feed:** [mint.foundrynet.io/feed](https://mint.foundrynet.io/feed)  
Real-time verified work across 13 servers and autonomous agents, anchored on Solana via [MINT Protocol](https://mint.foundrynet.io).

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [FoundryNet](https://github.com/FoundryNet)
- **Source:** [FoundryNet/academic-intel-mcp](https://github.com/FoundryNet/academic-intel-mcp)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Versions

- **1.0.0** — security scan: pending review — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-foundrynet-academic-intel-mcp
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/foundrynet
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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