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Zovo Paper Finder

By theluckystrike

Build a literature list for a student paper, thesis or research project from Crossref.

WebsiteSource codeKnowledge & research
Connect to Zovo Paper Finder
Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
96 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
3

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 96 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name paper-finder.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 3 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 96 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 96 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    11 of 11 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Fail
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner does not match the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-08T02:13:59.527147Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Zovo Paper Finder

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http zovo-paper-finder https://paper-finder.zovo.one/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 3

find_papers

Use this when the user wants a literature list or reading list on a research topic with real citation counts, open-access links and a bibliography file (BibTeX, RIS, CSV, PDF). Searches Crossref publisher records by relevance with optional year range, minimum citations, open-access filter (Unpaywall) and sort. Returns up to 30 works per call. Does not summarize papers, read full text or judge study quality. Do not use for a single known paper (use get_paper_network) or for formatting known DOIs (use format_bibliography).

Discovered
format_bibliography

Use this when the user has a list of DOIs and wants a reference list in APA, MLA, Chicago (author-date) or IEEE style plus BibTeX and RIS files that import into Zotero, EndNote or Mendeley. Metadata comes from Crossref, so references are real publisher records, not generated text. Up to 50 DOIs per call. Does not accept titles, URLs of web pages or citation text, and does not check a manuscript.

Discovered
get_paper_network

Use this when the user has one paper (DOI) and wants its most-cited references and its citation count, for backward snowballing of a literature search, with BibTeX, RIS, CSV and PDF files. Data comes from Crossref; the list of works that cite the paper is not available from Crossref, and the result says so. Does not accept titles or search by topic (use find_papers) and does not read full text.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected96 ms3

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