Paper Preflight MCP Server

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Research & Analysisacademic writingbibtexcitation checkercitationsclaude code

Pre-submission integrity gate for LaTeX papers: every reference verified against real scholarly records. No LLM guessing.

Paper Preflight is an open-source mcp server by amos689, written mainly in Python, with 142 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Oct 15, 2026. The latest PyPI release is paper-preflight 1.0.0, published Oct 15, 2026, with 99 downloads last week.

Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 287e407. Seen able to read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy

How to install Paper Preflight

Built from the start command in the project's README: uvx paper-preflight check path/to/paper. Check the README for required keys or settings.

Claude Code · Terminal
claude mcp add paper-preflight -- uvx paper-preflight check path/to/paper
Claude Desktop · claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-preflight": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-preflight",
        "check",
        "path/to/paper"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Cursor · .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-preflight": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "paper-preflight",
        "check",
        "path/to/paper"
      ]
    }
  }
}
VS Code · Terminal
code --add-mcp '{"name":"paper-preflight","command":"uvx","args":["paper-preflight","check","path/to/paper"]}'

What Paper Preflight can touch

  • Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
  • Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
  • Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
  • Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
  • Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
  • Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
  • Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
  • Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
  • Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan

"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 287e407, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.

Before you install Paper Preflight

AgenticMart scanned Paper Preflight on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.

What it can access

  • An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.

Before you install

  1. Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
  2. Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
  • Maintained by amos689 on GitHub, 142 stars and 10 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
  • Last code change: Oct 15, 2026.
  • Open-source license: MIT.

Paper Preflight is an open-source mcp server by amos689, written mainly in Python. Pre-submission integrity gate for LaTeX papers: every reference verified against real scholarly records. No LLM guessing.

At a glance

Stars
142
Forks
10
Language
Python
License
MIT
Created
Oct 2026
Last update
Oct 15, 2026
Type
MCP Server
Price
Free

Topics

academic-writingbibtexcitation-checkercitationsclaude-codehallucinated-citationslatexmcpmcp-serverpythonreferencesresearch-integrityscientific-writing

Questions about Paper Preflight

What is Paper Preflight?

Pre-submission integrity gate for LaTeX papers: every reference verified against real scholarly records. No LLM guessing.

Who maintains Paper Preflight?

Paper Preflight is maintained by amos689 on GitHub (amos689/paper-preflight). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.

Is Paper Preflight safe to use?

AgenticMart scanned Paper Preflight on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.

What license does Paper Preflight use?

It is published under the MIT license.

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