Unpaywall for Zed

io.github.pipeworx-io/unpaywall

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

client:Zed transport:streamable-http

Install Unpaywall in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs