scholar-search-mcp

by Silung · Python · ★ 64

An MCP server for academic paper search that integrates with AI assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor), enabling them to search and retrieve academic paper metadata.

#academic#academic-writing#agentic#mcp-server

Install

pip install git+https://github.com/Silung/scholar-search-mcp.git

Claude Desktop config

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-search-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "git+https://github.com/Silung/scholar-search-mcp.git"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the README

A MCP server that integrates the [Semantic Scholar API](https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api) and [arXiv API](https://info.arxiv.org/help/api/user-manual.html) so AI assistants (e.g. Claude, Cursor) can search and fetch academic paper metadata. - **Search papers** – Keyword search with parallel merge from **Semantic Scholar** and **arXiv**; optional year and venue filters (venue applies to Semantic Scholar only) - **Paper details** – Full metadata (title, authors, abstract, citations, etc.) - **Citations & references** – Papers that cite or are cited by a given paper - **Author info**…

Read full README on GitHub →

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