What is paperboy?
paperboy is a MCP server by michaelellis003 that send research papers to Kindle or Kobo: search arXiv and OpenAlex, find related work, queue papers in Zotero and deliver PDFs via email or Dropbox. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 7 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | michaelellis003 |
| Repository | michaelellis003/paperboy |
| Popularity | 7 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #1,985 of 4,418 MCP servers; #226 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-13 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Python |
Is paperboy safe to install?
paperboy scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 3 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install paperboy?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/michaelellis003/paperboy
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add paperboy -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http paperboy <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs paperboy for you:
Add the "paperboy" MCP server from https://github.com/michaelellis003/paperboy to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.