> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paperzilla.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Can Paperzilla MCP return individual paper metadata and markdown?

> Yes. Paperzilla MCP can return one paper's metadata with paper_get and paper_markdown.

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Yes.

Paperzilla MCP supports two per-paper tools:

* `paper_get` returns one paper's metadata and status fields
* `paper_markdown` returns that paper's markdown when it is ready

If markdown is not ready yet, `paper_markdown` returns a structured result that tells you whether markdown generation was queued or unavailable.

For feed-wide search, use `feed_search`. That is separate from the per-paper tools on this page.

You can look up a paper by:

* paper UUID
* paper `short_id`
* feed item / `project_paper` UUID
* feed item / `project_paper` `short_id`

See:

* [Use Paperzilla with MCP](/guides/mcp)
* [MCP endpoint (developer appendix)](/api-reference/mcp)