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trove-mcp

Enables users to search and analyze academic papers from multiple sources, fetch metadata and full text, and build structured outputs like literature maps and paper comparisons.

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
✅
No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
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Open source with a license and README
Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.
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You'll be asked for 3 credentials: CORE_API_KEY, SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY, TROVE_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies2 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables
This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.
configARXIV_BASE_URL
🔐 secretCORE_API_KEY— CORE works without a key for basic access but may rate-limit or degrade under load; improves throughput. Also the CORE API is free, you just need to signup on their site and verify your mail address.
configCORE_BASE_URL
configHUGGINGFACE_BASE_URL
configOPENALEX_BASE_URL
configPAPERS_WITH_CODE_BASE_URL
configPUBMED_BASE_URL
🔐 secretSEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY— find_similar_papers is usable without a Semantic Scholar key only in theory. In practice, reliable semantic recommendations require , and Trove says so directly.
configSEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_BASE_URL
configTROVE_CONTACT_EMAIL— "": "you@example.com",
configTROVE_DB_PATH— "": "/Users/you/.trove-mcp/trove.db",
configTROVE_DEBUG
configTROVE_DISABLED_TOOLS— If you do not want Claude to touch the setup-sensitive tools, hide them with .
🔐 secretTROVE_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN— change-me npx trove-mcp --transport=http --port=3000
configTROVE_HTTP_CORS_ORIGIN— TROVE_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN=change-me =http://localhost:3000 npx trove-mcp --transport=http --port=3000
configTROVE_HTTP_HOST
configTROVE_HTTP_PORT
configTROVE_TRANSPORT
configUNPAYWALL_BASE_URL
configUNPAYWALL_EMAIL— "": "you@example.com",
// full audit trail
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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
We have 2 concrete improvements we can share with the publisher of this MCP. Each comes with specific guidance to raise the trust score.
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commit: 7436b6cb4204ccbcfb82faf2774d43bd03c5c02d
code hash: aa4872af01e726c0caeb89e41992fb91afe49df635d6fed220fa1f2ef28b63de
verified: 6/21/2026, 10:15:45 AM
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