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
- Jun 12, 2026
GitHub metrics
- Stars
- 0
- Forks
- 0
- Open issues
- 0
- Watchers
- 0
- Last commit
- Apr 21, 2026
Scores
GEO score
30/100
Weighted blend: popularity 35%, freshness 25%, growth 25%, maintenance 15%.
Needs ~7 days of metric history
Scores last calculated Jun 12, 2026.
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
- License set to MIT
- Last commit set to Apr 21, 2026
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Paper Lantern vs related MCP servers
| Server | Stars | Forks | License | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Lantern | 0 | 0 | MIT | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Agent Skills Search Server | 20.4K | 1.3K | Apache-2.0 | May 20, 2026 |
| Exa MCP | 4.6K | 346 | MIT | Jun 8, 2026 |
| brave | 1.2K | 173 | MIT | Jun 12, 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, brave, and BoostedTravel.
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