# AlphaXiv (verified)

Search and discuss academic preprints with community commentary. Find papers, read annotations, and track scholarly discourse on arXiv publications.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Connect this server (installs CLI if needed)
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest mcp add alphaxiv

# Browse available tools
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool list alphaxiv

# Get full schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get alphaxiv answer_pdf_queries

# Call a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool call alphaxiv answer_pdf_queries '{}'
```

## Direct MCP Connection

Endpoint: `https://alphaxiv.run.tools`

## Tools (6)

- `answer_pdf_queries` — Answers a question about one or more PDFs given their URLs. Pass multiple URLs to compare or synthesize across papers. …
- `get_paper_content` — Get the content of an arXiv/alphaXiv paper as text. By default returns a structured AI-generated intermediate report (o…
- `read_files_from_github_repository` — Reads the contents of a file or directory from the paper's codebase repository. Special behaviors:
- `embedding_similarity_search` — Search for papers by semantic/conceptual similarity using embeddings. Returns top papers ranked by similarity and popul…
- `full_text_papers_search` — Search the alphaXiv database for arXiv papers by keyword. Best for keywords, method names, benchmarks, or author names.…
- `agentic_paper_retrieval` — An additional retrieval tool that autonomously performs multi-turn searches to find relevant academic papers. IMPORTANT…

```bash
# Get full input/output schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get alphaxiv <tool-name>
```