Paperclip

Paperclip

An agent-first CLI for scientific literature and evidence.

Paperclip provides access to millions of full-text papers, clinical trials, and regulatory documents through familiar filesystem commands, along with powerful tools that enable real exploration, deep-dives, and synthesis.

Data sources in Paperclip

PMC7.5MFull Text
bioRxiv388KFull Text
medRxiv82KFull Text
arXiv3.0MFull Text
OpenAlex150MAbstracts
FDA225KFull Textnew
ClinicalTrials.gov580KFull Textnew
430KIntl Registriesnew

Quick install

curl -fsSL https://paperclip.gxl.ai/install.sh | bash

Alternatively, add the MCP server: https://paperclip.gxl.ai/mcp

Documentation

CLI commands, SDK reference, and search examples

GitHub

Source code, issues, and discussions

API Keys

Create and manage keys for CLI and MCP access