ScholarMCP
scholar-mcp · by lstudlo
ScholarMCP - An academic research MCP server with comprehensive literature search, PDF ingestion, and citation management tools. Integrates with Google Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, and Semantic Scholar for automated research workflows.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Maintained
Last commit 163d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, http
10 tools · ~479 tok
Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx
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ScholarMCP is an MCP server that ScholarMCP - An academic research MCP server with comprehensive literature search, PDF ingestion, and citation management tools. Integrates with Google Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, and Semantic Scholar for automated research workflows. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and http, requires no API key, and scores 80/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"scholarmcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"scholar-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What ScholarMCP does
ScholarMCP is an MCP server for literature research workflows in coding agents. Official documentation: https://scholar-mcp.lstudlo.com/
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is ScholarMCP safe to use?
- ScholarMCP 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 ScholarMCP?
- ScholarMCP 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 can ScholarMCP do?
- ScholarMCP provides 10 tools: search_literature_graph, search_google_scholar_key_words, search_google_scholar_advanced, get_author_info, ingest_paper_fulltext and 5 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with ScholarMCP?
- ScholarMCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
- Is ScholarMCP actively maintained?
- ScholarMCP is less actively maintained — last commit was 163 days ago. It has 25 GitHub stars.
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