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scholar-search-mcp

Active·★ 193·MIT·Updated 2026-05-22

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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.

This MCP server integrates Semantic Scholar and arXiv APIs to provide academic paper search and metadata retrieval for AI assistants. It supports features like keyword search with parallel merging, paper details, citations, references, author info, batch lookup, recommendations, and arXiv LaTeX source download. The tool can be configured for different AI assistants like Claude and Cursor.

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

$ Install

$ pip install scholar-search-mcp

↗ Visit site ★ GitHub

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Features

01Search papers with keyword search and parallel merge from Semantic Scholar and arXiv with optional filters

02Get full paper details including title, authors, abstract, citations

03Retrieve citations and references for a given paper

04Fetch author profiles and paper lists

05Batch lookup up to 500 papers in one call

02

Compatibility

Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop

Verified via docs

Cursor

Cursor

Verified via docs

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Quick start

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$ pip install scholar-search-mcp

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Use cases

↳AI assistants can search for academic papers to answer research questions

↳Researchers can quickly fetch paper details, citations, and references for literature review

↳Users can batch retrieve metadata for multiple papers efficiently

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Skyler RiveraMay 20, 2026
Good for researchers who want to query academic databases from their AI coding tools.
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Dylan MartinezMar 17, 2026
Works reliably for finding technical and scientific papers.
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Hayden KimMar 7, 2026
Academic paper search integrated with Claude and other AI assistants.
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Corey BrownMar 2, 2026
Search across major academic sources without switching tools.

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