Com.Luneresearch/Lune
FreeNot checkedMCP server for searching, retrieving, and subscribing to academic papers across security, ML, NLP, CV, and systems venues via 12 tools.
About
MCP server for searching, retrieving, and subscribing to academic papers across security, ML, NLP, CV, and systems venues via 12 tools.
README
Official Model Context Protocol server for Lune Research.
Exposes 16 tools and 6 guided research workflows (prompts) for searching, retrieving, comparing, fact-checking, and subscribing to academic papers across security, ML, NLP, CV, and systems venues. Two transports:
- stdio: run locally via
npx @retrograde-labs/lune-mcp-server. ReadsLUNE_API_KEYfrom the environment. - Streamable HTTP: hosted at
https://mcp.luneresearch.com/mcp. Pass your PAT or OAuth token asAuthorization: Bearer ....
Quick start (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)
{
"mcpServers": {
"lune-research": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@retrograde-labs/lune-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"LUNE_API_KEY": "lune_your_personal_access_token"
}
}
}
}
Get your token at https://luneresearch.com/dashboard/credentials.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_papers |
Hybrid vector + BM25 search across the corpus |
search_papers_many |
Run many query variants in one call, RRF-merged |
search_related_papers |
Semantically nearest papers to a given paper |
get_paper_fulltext |
Parsed full text (markdown or JSON) |
get_paper_citations |
Citation graph (cited_by or cites) |
list_conferences |
Indexed venues, optionally by category |
get_conference_papers |
Paginated papers for a venue |
extract_from_papers |
Structured field extraction across many papers |
verify_claims |
Fact-check claims against the corpus with quotes |
search_research_guidance |
Curated reproducibility / methodology corpus |
get_research_guidance_doc |
Full text of a guidance document |
list_subscriptions |
Active conference subscriptions |
subscribe_conference |
Follow a conference for new-paper updates |
unsubscribe_conference |
Stop following a conference |
get_subscription_updates |
New papers across every subscription |
Prompts
Reusable research workflows, surfaced by MCP clients as slash commands (e.g. /literature_review). Each runs a guided, multi-tool sequence grounded in the corpus, so common research tasks are one command instead of hand-orchestrating the tools.
| Prompt | What it does | Key arguments |
|---|---|---|
/literature_review |
Survey a topic and synthesise themes, foundational vs recent work, and open gaps | topic (+ optional venues, since_year) |
/find_related_work |
From your abstract, find and organise prior work to cite and distinguish your contribution from | abstract (+ optional venues) |
/compare_papers |
Build a structured comparison table across papers, read from full text | topic (+ optional columns) |
/verify_draft |
Fact-check a draft or list of claims against the corpus, with a verbatim quote per claim | draft |
/trace_citations |
Trace a paper's lineage: its foundations, what built on it, and adjacent work | paper |
/research_methodology |
Grounded advice on experiment design, ablations, evaluation, rebuttals, or venue choice | question |
License
MIT
Install Com.Luneresearch/Lune in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor
unyly install com-luneresearch-luneInstalls into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.
First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh
Or configure manually
Run in your terminal:
claude mcp add com-luneresearch-lune -- npx -y @retrograde-labs/lune-mcp-serverFAQ
Is Com.Luneresearch/Lune MCP free?
Yes, Com.Luneresearch/Lune MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does Com.Luneresearch/Lune need an API key?
No, Com.Luneresearch/Lune runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is Com.Luneresearch/Lune hosted or self-hosted?
Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.
How do I install Com.Luneresearch/Lune in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open Com.Luneresearch/Lune on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
Related MCPs
GitHub
PRs, issues, code search, CI status
by GitHubFilesystem
Secure file operations with configurable access controls.
Memory
Knowledge graph-based persistent memory system.
Template MCP Server
A CLI tool to create a new Model Context Protocol server project with TypeScript support, dual transport options, and an extensible structure
by mcpdotdirectCompare Com.Luneresearch/Lune with
Not sure what to pick?
Find your stack in 60 seconds
Author?
Embed badge for your README
Browse similar
All development MCPs
