Scholar MCP

Name: Scholar MCP
Author: 45645678a

scholar-mcp-server · by 45645678a

Local academic paper MCP server — 9-source search, multi-source download, AI analysis, translation, citation graph, code-based paper recommendation

95 7 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Stale

Last commit 193d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

7 tools · ~366 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

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Scholar MCP is an MCP server that local academic paper MCP server — 9-source search, multi-source download, AI analysis, translation, citation graph, code-based paper recommendation. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, requires no API key, and scores 78/100 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 · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "scholar-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Scholar Mcp does

Local academic paper tool MCP server — 9-source search, multi-source download, AI-powered analysis, citation graph, code-based paper recommendation.

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Score breakdown

78/100across 5 weighted dimensions

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Tools (7)

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~366 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Scholar Mcp safe to use?: Scholar Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Scholar Mcp?: 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 can Scholar Mcp do?: Scholar Mcp provides 7 tools: paper_search, paper_download, paper_batch_download, paper_ai_analyze, paper_recommend and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Scholar Mcp?: Scholar Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Scholar Mcp actively maintained?: Scholar Mcp is less actively maintained - last commit was 193 days ago. It has 95 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Scholar Mcp safe to use?

Scholar Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Scholar Mcp?

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 can Scholar Mcp do?

Scholar Mcp provides 7 tools: paper_search, paper_download, paper_batch_download, paper_ai_analyze, paper_recommend and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Scholar Mcp?

Scholar Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Scholar Mcp actively maintained?

Scholar Mcp is less actively maintained - last commit was 193 days ago. It has 95 GitHub stars.