Paper Lantern
Paper Lantern is an MCP server that helps AI assistants research intelligence for AI coding agents. 2M+ CS papers with evidence and tradeoffs.
Key facts
- Category
- Search & Retrieval
- GitHub stars
- 0
- Forks
- 0
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Apr 21, 2026
- Best for
- connecting AI assistants to external tools
- Supported clients
- —
- Last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
GitHub metrics
- Stars
- 0
- Forks
- 0
- Open issues
- 0
- Watchers
- 0
- Last commit
- Apr 21, 2026
Scores
GEO score
18/100
Weighted blend: popularity 35%, freshness 25%, growth 25%, maintenance 15%.
Needs ~7 days of metric history
Scores last calculated Jul 20, 2026.
Benchmark summary
Benchmark
17
Install
unknown
Startup
unknown
Last tested
Jul 20, 2026
Capabilities discovered: 0 tools, 0 resources, and 0 prompts.
What is Paper Lantern?
Paper Lantern is an MCP server that helps AI assistants research intelligence for AI coding agents. 2M+ CS papers with evidence and tradeoffs. It belongs to the Search & Retrieval category. It is distributed under the MIT license.
How to install Paper Lantern
See the official documentation for installation instructions.
Paper Lantern use cases
A general-purpose MCP server.
Safety notes
- Requires API token
- Yes
- Writes to external systems
- Unknown
- Accesses local filesystem
- Unknown
- Connects to a database
- Unknown
- Security docs
- No
Inferred by rule from each server's metadata, README, and category. "Unknown" means the signal could not be determined — always verify against the official docs before granting access.
Data sources
| Field | Value | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forks | 0 | GitHub REST API | high |
| Last commit | Apr 21, 2026 | GitHub REST API | high |
| License | MIT | GitHub REST API | high |
| Stars | 0 | GitHub REST API | high |
| Watchers | 0 | GitHub REST API | high |
| Has Authentication Docs | Yes | Repository README | medium |
| Has Security Docs | No | Repository README | medium |
| Risk level | Medium | Automated risk inference | medium |
| Requires Api Token | Yes | Automated risk inference | low |
| Uses Network Access | Yes | Automated risk inference | low |
Confidence reflects the source: high = GitHub REST API, medium = README-derived or synthesized, low = inferred from keywords. Fields that cannot be determined are shown as "Unknown" — never fabricated.
Recent changes
- Last commit: Apr 21, 2026 → Apr 21, 2026
- Last commit: Apr 21, 2026 → Apr 21, 2026
- Last commit: Apr 21, 2026 → Apr 21, 2026
- Last commit: Apr 21, 2026 → Apr 21, 2026
- Last commit: Apr 21, 2026 → Apr 21, 2026
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| Server | Stars | Forks | License | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Lantern | 0 | 0 | MIT | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Agent Skills Search Server | 23.2K | 1.5K | Apache-2.0 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Exa MCP | 4.7K | 360 | MIT | Jul 18, 2026 |
| BoostedTravel | 1.6K | 91 | — | Jul 19, 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is Paper Lantern?
Paper Lantern is an MCP server that helps AI assistants research intelligence for AI coding agents. 2M+ CS papers with evidence and tradeoffs. It is categorized under Search & Retrieval.
What are good alternatives to Paper Lantern?
Popular alternatives include Agent Skills Search Server, Exa MCP, BoostedTravel, and brave.
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