Is io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar safe to use?

io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar 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.

How do I install io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar?

io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar 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 io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar do?

io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar provides 2 tools: Setup, Features. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar?

io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar actively maintained?

io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar is actively maintained — last commit was 21 days ago.

io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar

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Search 200M+ papers, authors, citations, and recommendations via Semantic Scholar

15.3M/wk 2 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 21d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

2 tools · ~71 tok

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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 · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar": {
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      },
      "args": [
        "/path/to/semanticscholar-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "command": "node"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar does

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Semantic Scholar Academic Graph API — 200M+ papers with citation networks, author profiles, and full-text snippet search.

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CVE-2022-29244high · fixedCVSS 7.5

Packing does not respect root-level ignore files in workspaces

### Impact `npm pack` ignores root-level `.gitignore` & `.npmignore` file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag (ie. `--workspaces`, `--workspace=<name>`). Anyone who has run `npm pack` or `npm publish` with workspaces, as of [v7.9.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.9.0) & [v7.13.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.13.0) respectively, may be affected and have published files into the npm registry they did not intend to include. ### Patch - Up

Affected: >= 7.9.0Fixed in 8.11.0source →

CVE-2018-7408high · fixedCVSS 7.8

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in NPM

An issue was discovered in an npm 5.7.0 2018-02-21 pre-release (marked as "next: 5.7.0" and therefore automatically installed by an "npm upgrade -g npm" command, and also announced in the vendor's blog without mention of pre-release status). It might allow local users to bypass intended filesystem access restrictions because ownerships of /etc and /usr directories are being changed unexpectedly, related to a "correctMkdir" issue.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 5.7.1source →

CVE-2013-4116info · fixed

Local Privilege Escalation in npm

Affected versions of `npm` use predictable temporary file names during archive unpacking. If an attacker can create a symbolic link at the location of one of these temporary file names, the attacker can arbitrarily write to any file that the user which owns the `npm` process has permission to write to, potentially resulting in local privilege escalation. ## Recommendation Update to version 1.3.3 or later.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 1.3.3source →

CVE-2020-15095medium · fixedCVSS 4.4

npm CLI exposing sensitive information through logs

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.14.6 are vulnerable to an information exposure vulnerability through log files. The CLI supports URLs like `<protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>`. The password value is not redacted and is printed to stdout and also to any generated log files.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.14.6source →

CVE-2019-16777high · fixedCVSS 7.7

npm Vulnerable to Global node_modules Binary Overwrite

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to a Global node_modules Binary Overwrite. It fails to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a package was installed globally and created a `serve` binary, any subsequent installs of packages that also create a `serve` binary would overwrite the first binary. This will not overwrite system binaries but only binaries put into the global node_modules directory. This b

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.13.4source →

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Is io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar safe to use?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar 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.
How do I install io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar 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 io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar do?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar provides 2 tools: Setup, Features. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar actively maintained?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar is actively maintained — last commit was 21 days ago.

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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 · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar": {
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      },
      "args": [
        "/path/to/semanticscholar-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "command": "node"
    }
  }
}

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Read me

What io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar does

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Semantic Scholar Academic Graph API — 200M+ papers with citation networks, author profiles, and full-text snippet search.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y 'npm' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

Semantic Scholar MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Semantic Scholar Academic Graph API — 200M+ papers with citation networks, author profiles, and full-text snippet search.

Built with the MCP TypeScript SDK and Zod.

Tools (16 total)

Papers (9 tools)

Tool	Description
`paper_search`	Search papers by keyword with filtering (year, venue, field, open access, citations, type)
`paper_search_bulk`	Bulk search with cursor pagination for large result sets (up to 10M)
`paper_match`	Find the single best match for a known paper title
`paper_autocomplete`	Autocomplete partial paper titles (up to 10 suggestions)
`paper_get`	Get full details for a paper by ID (S2 ID, DOI, ArXiv, PMID, etc.)
`paper_batch`	Retrieve up to 500 papers in a single request
`paper_citations`	Get papers that cite a given paper (forward citations)
`paper_references`	Get a paper's reference list (bibliography)
`paper_authors`	Get author details for a specific paper

Authors (4 tools)

Tool	Description
`author_get`	Get full author profile (h-index, affiliations, stats)
`author_batch`	Retrieve up to 1000 author profiles in one request
`author_search`	Search for authors by name
`author_papers`	Get all papers by a specific author

Recommendations (2 tools)

Tool	Description
`recommendations_for_paper`	Get ML-powered paper recommendations for a given paper
`recommendations_from_lists`	Get recommendations from positive/negative example papers

Snippets (1 tool)

Tool	Description
`snippet_search`	Search within paper bodies for specific text passages

Setup

1. Get an API key (optional but recommended)

Get a free key at semanticscholar.org/product/api. Without a key, requests are heavily rate-limited.

2. Install and build

cd semanticscholar-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

3. Add to Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/semanticscholar-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or if using Claude Code CLI:

claude mcp add semantic-scholar \
  node \
  /path/to/semanticscholar-mcp-server/dist/index.js \
  -e SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY=your-api-key

Features

Multiple ID formats: Accepts S2 Paper IDs, DOIs, ArXiv IDs, PMIDs, PMCIDs, CorpusIds
Markdown or JSON output: Every tool supports response_format: "json" for structured data
Custom field selection: Override default fields with the fields parameter
Built-in rate limiting: Token bucket limiter prevents API throttling
Batch operations: Retrieve up to 500 papers or 1000 authors in a single call

Usage examples

"Search Semantic Scholar for papers on transformer architectures from 2023"
"Get recommendations for papers similar to this one"
"Find the citation network for DOI 10.1038/nature14539"
"Search for text snippets mentioning 'chain of thought prompting'"
"Look up author profile for researcher 1741101"

License

MIT

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

88/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−12

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

8 fixed

CVE-2022-29244high · fixedCVSS 7.5

Packing does not respect root-level ignore files in workspaces

Affected: >= 7.9.0Fixed in 8.11.0source →

CVE-2018-7408high · fixedCVSS 7.8

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in NPM

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 5.7.1source →

CVE-2013-4116info · fixed

Local Privilege Escalation in npm

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 1.3.3source →

CVE-2020-15095medium · fixedCVSS 4.4

npm CLI exposing sensitive information through logs

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.14.6source →

CVE-2019-16777high · fixedCVSS 7.7

npm Vulnerable to Global node_modules Binary Overwrite

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.13.4source →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar safe to use?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar 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.
How do I install io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar 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 io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar do?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar provides 2 tools: Setup, Features. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar actively maintained?: io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar is actively maintained — last commit was 21 days ago.