Paperbanana MCP Server
by llmsresearchOpen source implementation and extension of Google Research’s PaperBanana for automated academic figures, diagrams, and research visuals, expanded to new domains like slide generation.
Paperbanana is an open-source mcp server by llmsresearch, written mainly in Python, with 2,446 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Sep 17, 2026. The latest PyPI release is paperbanana 0.3.0, published Jun 12, 2026, with 967 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 87e01fd. Seen able to read environment and secrets. Scan policy
What Paperbanana can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 87e01fd, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Paperbanana
AgenticMart scanned Paperbanana 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
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by llmsresearch on GitHub, 2,446 stars and 344 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Sep 17, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Paperbanana is an open-source mcp server by llmsresearch, written mainly in Python. Open source implementation and extension of Google Research’s PaperBanana for automated academic figures, diagrams, and research visuals, expanded to new domains like slide generation.
At a glance
- Stars
- 2.4k
- Forks
- 344
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Feb 2026
- Last update
- Sep 17, 2026
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Paperbanana
What is Paperbanana?
Open source implementation and extension of Google Research’s PaperBanana for automated academic figures, diagrams, and research visuals, expanded to new domains like slide generation.
Who maintains Paperbanana?
Paperbanana is maintained by llmsresearch on GitHub (llmsresearch/paperbanana). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Paperbanana safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Paperbanana 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 Paperbanana use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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