io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp

s2-mcp-server

MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.

14 GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 3d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

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io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp is an MCP server that MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 60/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar": {
      "env": {
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp does

A 14-tool Semantic Scholar MCP server for academic research workflows. Direct access to 200M+ papers from Semantic Scholar — paper search, citation graph traversal, author profiles, and recommendations — from any Model Context Protocol client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Continue, and others).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp safe to use?: io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp?: io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp?: io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp actively maintained?: io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 14 GitHub stars.

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Has anyone used this with Cursor?How do you handle auth?Any alternatives?

{ "mcpServers": { "semantic-scholar": { "env": { "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your-key-here" }, "args": [ "s2-mcp-server" ], "command": "uvx" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp safe to use?

io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp?

io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp?

io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp actively maintained?

io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 14 GitHub stars.