MCP Server Packages for Nix

Overview

This repository provides Nix derivations for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that are not yet available in nixpkgs.

Available Packages

Package	Description	Language
academic-search-mcp-server	Search academic papers via Semantic Scholar and Crossref	Python
manim-mcp-server	Execute Manim animation code and return videos	Python
pdf-reader-mcp	Production‑ready PDF processing with parallel processing	TypeScript
zotero-mcp	Connect Zotero research library with AI assistants	Python

Usage

Using the Overlay (Recommended)

Add this flake to your inputs and apply the overlay:

{
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    mcp.url = "github:YOUR-USERNAME/mcp";  # Update with your repo
  };

  outputs = { nixpkgs, mcp, ... }: {
    # Apply the overlay to get packages in pkgs
    nixosConfigurations.myhost = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
      system = "x86_64-linux";
      modules = [
        {
          nixpkgs.overlays = [ mcp.overlays.default ];
        }
        # Now you can use pkgs.manim-mcp-server
      ];
    };
  };
}

Using Packages Directly

Access packages without the overlay:

{
  inputs.mcp.url = "github:YOUR-USERNAME/mcp";

  outputs = { mcp, ... }: {
    # Access directly
    myPackage = mcp.packages.x86_64-linux.manim-mcp-server;
  };
}

License

Each packaged MCP server retains its original license. The Nix expressions in this repository are provided as‑is.