Unpaywall for Cursor

io.github.pipeworx-io/unpaywall

Unpaywall MCP — open-access lookup for scholarly papers (free, no key)

client:Cursor transport:streamable-http

Install Unpaywall in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unpaywall": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/unpaywall/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs