{"repo":"Silung/scholar-search-mcp","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/Silung/scholar-search-mcp","clone":"git clone https://github.com/Silung/scholar-search-mcp.git","description":"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.","language":"Python","stars":238,"topics":["mcp-server","academic","academic-writing","agentic"],"license":"MIT","category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"Scholar Search MCP An MCP server for academic literature workflows in Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients. It combines Semantic Scholar and arXiv into one unified toolset, with fast parallel search, normalized outputs, source-aware deduplication, and practical research utilities (citations, references, author graph, recommendations, and arXiv source download). --- Table of Contents - Why this project - Demo videos - Install - Quick setup (Claude Desktop / Cursor) - Environment variables - Tool list - Testing with MCP Inspector - Contributing --- Why this project Most paper tools force you to choose one source or one API style. scholar-search-mcp provides one MCP layer for literature search and graph retrieval: - One MCP server, multiple scholarly sources - Free-first defaults ( arXiv works without keys) - LLM-friendly outputs for downstream reasoning and agent workflows - Practical research actions , not only search - Unified search : search papers runs Semantic Scholar + arXiv in parallel and deduplicates by normalized title. - Research graph tools : details, citations, references, author profile/papers, and recommendations. - Batch + source workflows : fetch up to 500 papers, and download/extract arXiv LaTeX sources. - Operational controls : built-in caching plus env-based source toggles (enable/disable channels). - Source strategy : built-in Semantic Scholar + arXiv, free-first by default ( arXiv key-free), optional API key for higher Semantic Scholar limits. Demo videos","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/Silung","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/Silung/scholar-search-mcp/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}