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Paper Lantern

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Research intelligence for AI coding agents. 2M+ CS papers with evidence and tradeoffs.

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About Paper Lantern

Paper Lantern is an MCP server published by paperlantern-ai in the Search category: research intelligence for AI coding agents. 2M+ CS papers with evidence and tradeoffs.

Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/paperlantern-ai/paperlantern-cli

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

Tools (5)

check_feasibilityGO / PROTOTYPE / RECONSIDER verdict given your constraints

Parameters not published.

compare_approachesSide-by-side comparison of 2-3 candidates

Parameters not published.

deep_diveInvestigate one technique in depth - implementation, hyperparameters, failure modes

Parameters not published.

explore_approachesSurvey 4-6 approach families with evidence and tradeoffs

Parameters not published.

give_feedbackTell us what helped and what didn't

Parameters not published.

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README

paperlantern

Research intelligence that makes your AI coding agent smarter - one command setup.

Paper Lantern gives your AI coding agent access to 2M+ CS research papers - the right technique for your problem, with tradeoffs, benchmarks, and implementation guidance.

Quick start

npx paperlantern@latest

That's it. Pick your agents, log in, and Paper Lantern is configured.

Supported agents

  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • GitHub Copilot (VS Code)
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • Cline

Prefer to set up manually, or using a client not listed above? See paperlantern.ai/docs for per-agent config snippets and the raw MCP endpoint.

What it does

The setup CLI:

  1. Authenticates via OAuth (opens browser)
  2. Configures the MCP server for your selected agents
  3. Installs agent rules so your agent knows when to use Paper Lantern

Tools available

Once configured, your agent gets these tools:

Tool What it does
explore_approaches Survey 4-6 approach families with evidence and tradeoffs
deep_dive Investigate one technique in depth - implementation, hyperparameters, failure modes
compare_approaches Side-by-side comparison of 2-3 candidates
check_feasibility GO / PROTOTYPE / RECONSIDER verdict given your constraints
give_feedback Tell us what helped and what didn't

When your agent uses Paper Lantern

Paper Lantern activates when your agent is making technical decisions where research evidence could improve the outcome - choosing between algorithms, architectures, or techniques.

It does not activate for syntax questions, library lookups, debugging, or general programming tasks.

Links

README copy captured when this server was indexed; it may lag the repository. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About Paper Lantern

How do I install Paper Lantern?

No package has been published for this server, so install it from source: clone the repository and follow its README.

Is Paper Lantern safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 34 out of 100 (low). It passes 1 of the 1 static security checks run so far. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Paper Lantern still maintained?

The last commit was 6 months ago. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.