download_arxiv_source
Download and extract arXiv source bundle (tar.gz).
How to use it
download_arxiv_source is exposed by the Scholar Search MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the download_arxiv_source tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Scholar Search MCP
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pip install scholar-search-mcpOther tools in Scholar Search MCP (8)
batch_get_papers
Batch fetch paper details (up to 500 IDs).
get_author_info
Get an author profile by ID.
get_author_papers
Get papers by a given author.
get_paper_citations
Get papers that cite a given paper.
get_paper_details
Get one paper by DOI, arXiv ID, S2 ID, or URL.
get_paper_recommendations
Get similar paper recommendations.
get_paper_references
Get references of a given paper.
search_papers
Search papers with optional limit, fields, year, venue.