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Making Mathematical Knowledge Explainable, Accessible and Interoperable Through Large Language Model Integration

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arXiv

arxiv.org/abs/2607.24512v1

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The authors propose integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with a mathematical knowledge base called MathModDB to improve its accessibility, explainability, and interoperability. The integration is achieved through a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows for natural language interaction with the curated, epistemically grounded knowledge in MathModDB. This approach could simplify interactions with other databases and tools such as Dataverse data repositories.

What the Document Says

  • Mathematical models are central to formalizing research problems but their documentation often falls short of FAIR principles.
  • MathModDB is a domain-specific knowledge graph that provides curated, semantically rich representations of mathematical models using Semantic Web technologies and Wikibase infrastructure.
  • Accessing MathModDB requires navigating a complex web interface or proficiency in SPARQL and Wikibase APIs.
  • Combining MathModDB with actual research data stored in Dataverse repository instances is a challenge.
  • The authors propose integrating LLMs with MathModDB via an MCP server for improved accessibility, explainability, and interoperability.
  • MCP server uses a vector-indexed schema retrieval and Steiner-tree-based join planner.
  • LLM usage is epistemically grounded and improves model explainability beyond what the standard Wikibase interface offers.
  • The MCP protocol can be applied to other Wikibase-based systems.

Key Concepts Mentioned

  • Mathematical models
  • MathModDB
  • Semantic Web technologies
  • Wikibase
  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Dataverse data repositories

Claims Made by the Document

  • MathModDB addresses the gap in documentation of mathematical models.
  • Access to MathModDB is a barrier for potential users.
  • Combining curated knowledge bases with actual research data is a challenge.
  • Integrating LLMs with MathModDB improves its accessibility, explainability, and interoperability.
  • MCP server combines natural language interaction with curated, epistemically grounded knowledge.
  • The MCP approach enables epistemically grounded LLM usage.

Evidence Used

  • Information from the text about MathModDB's structure and purpose.
  • Description of challenges in accessing MathModDB and combining it with other databases.

Methods / Approach

  • Integration of LLMs with MathModDB via MCP server

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Raw Abstract / Excerpt

Mathematical models are central to formalizing research problems, yet their documentation often falls short of FAIR principles. Knowledge bases such as the Mathematical Model Database (MathModDB) address this gap by providing curated, semantically rich representations of mathematical models. Built on Wikibase, the same open-source infrastructure underlying Wikidata, MathModDB utilizes Semantic Web technologies to support Linked Open Data, collaborative editing, and the storage of semantically enriched metadata, making it a domain-specific knowledge graph within the broader Wikidata ecosystem. However, access to MathModDB currently requires either navigating a complex web interface or proficiency in SPARQL and Wikibase APIs, posing significant barriers for potential users. In addition, the combination of such curated knowledge bases with actual research data stored, e.g., in Dataverse repository instances, remains a challenge. To overcome these limitations, we propose integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with MathModDB via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes a vector-indexed schema retrieval and Steiner-tree-based join planner, combining dialogue-based natural language interaction with curated, epistemically grounded knowledge. Although instantiated on MathModDB, the architecture can be applied to other Wikibase-based systems. We demonstrate that this approach enables epistemically grounded LLM usage, improves model explainability and accessibility beyond what the standard Wikibase interface offers, and simplifies interoperability with external databases and tools, such as Dataverse data repositories. We illustrate the benefits of combining the accessibility of an LLM with the epistemic safety of a curated knowledge base through the adaptability of the MCP protocol by two use cases involving mathematical models in the fields of continuum mechanics and enzyme kinetics.