{"repo":"akapet00/semantic-scholar-mcp","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/akapet00/semantic-scholar-mcp","clone":"git clone https://github.com/akapet00/semantic-scholar-mcp.git","description":"MCP server for searching and analyzing academic papers via Semantic Scholar API","language":"Python","stars":33,"topics":[],"license":"MIT","category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"Semantic Scholar MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for searching and analyzing academic papers via the Semantic Scholar API. Disclaimer: This project is not officially affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Semantic Scholar or the Allen Institute for AI. Prerequisites - Python 3.13+ - uv package manager Quick Start Claude Code Claude Desktop Add to your config file ( /Library/Application Support/Claude/claude desktop config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude desktop config.json on Windows): Cursor Add to /.cursor/mcp.json : Windsurf Add to /.codeium/windsurf/mcp config.json : OpenCode Add to opencode.json : Other Clients Any MCP-compatible client can use this server via stdio transport. Run the server with: API Key (Optional) The server works without an API key. For higher rate limits, get a key at https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api and pass it as an environment variable. Access Level Rate Limit --- --- Without key 5,000 requests per 5 minutes (shared pool) With key 1 request per second (dedicated) Claude Code: Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf / OpenCode — add an \"env\" block to the config: SSL Issues If you're behind a corporate proxy or firewall and see CERTIFICATE VERIFY FAILED errors, set DISABLE SSL VERIFY=true as an environment variable (same approach as the API key above). Only use this in trusted networks. Why MCP? The same prompt was run with and without this MCP server connected to Claude Code (Opus 4.6): Find the first journal pa","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/akapet00","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/akapet00/semantic-scholar-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."}