What tools does the ai-2 MCP server provide?

ai-2 exposes 3 tools: get_ai_papers, search_arxiv_ai, search_dblp. This list was returned by the running server when we connected to it.

Does ai-2 require an API key?

No. ai-2 answered a tools/list request without credentials.

How do I install ai-2?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http ai https://ai.memoryapi.org/mcp. One-click install links for Cursor and VS Code are also available on the server's page.

Connection check verified live · 26h ago

ai-2

AI/ML research papers from arXiv, DBLP, and HuggingFace

Web search & scraping AI & LLM tooling

Install

Remote (HTTP)

claude mcp add --transport http ai https://ai.memoryapi.org/mcp

Tools 3

GitHub stars —

Installs / wk —

Licence —

Transport streamable-http

Last checked 26h ago

Tools & capabilities

3 tools

Read from the running server on 26h ago.

get_ai_papers qdatetypelimit

Get trending or searched AI/ML research papers from HuggingFace Papers. Returns trending papers for a given date or search results by keyword.

search_arxiv_ai qlimitcategory

Search arXiv for AI/ML papers by keyword and category. Returns recent submissions sorted by date.

search_dblp qlimitauthor

Search DBLP computer science bibliography for publications or authors. Free, no key required.

Context cost

Light

Connecting this server adds 3 tool definitions to every request — roughly 270 tokens before you ask anything.

Adds little to your context. Safe to keep connected.

Estimated at ~90 tokens per tool. Actual size varies with schema complexity — treat this as an order of magnitude, not a measurement.

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Source & links

Registry: org.memoryapi/ai
Endpoint: https://ai.memoryapi.org/mcp
Sources: registry