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Semantic Scholar MCP Server

@JackKuo666

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Data & Analytics

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stdio

Author

JackKuo666

About Semantic Scholar MCP Server

🔍 This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API. It provides tools for searching papers, retrieving paper and author details, and fetching citations and references.

Semantic Scholar MCP Server config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semanticscholar-MCP-Server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli@latest",
        "install",
        "@JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server",
        "--client",
        "claude",
        "--config",
        "{}"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Semantic Scholar MCP Server tools

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Overview

What is 🎓 Semantic Scholar MCP Server?

It implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API. It provides tools for searching papers, retrieving paper and author details, and fetching citations and references. It is intended for developers using MCP clients such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or Cline to access academic literature data.

How to use 🎓 Semantic Scholar MCP Server?

Install the required Python packages (semanticscholar and mcp) or use the Smithery CLI for automatic installation. Start the server by running python semantic_scholar_server.py, then use an MCP client to invoke tools like search_semantic_scholar, get_semantic_scholar_paper_details, get_semantic_scholar_author_details, and get_semantic_scholar_citations_and_references.

Key features of 🎓 Semantic Scholar MCP Server

  • Search for papers on Semantic Scholar
  • Retrieve detailed information about specific papers
  • Get author details
  • Fetch citations and references for a paper

Use cases of 🎓 Semantic Scholar MCP Server

  • Searching academic papers by query string
  • Retrieving detailed metadata for a known paper
  • Getting author information from Semantic Scholar
  • Obtaining citation and reference lists for a paper

Frequently asked questions

1

What Python version is required?

Python 3.10 or higher is required.

2

What dependencies are needed?

The `semanticscholar` and `mcp` Python packages must be installed.

3

How can I install the server automatically?

You can use the Smithery CLI: `npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client claude --config "{}"`.

4

How do I configure it for Claude Desktop?

Add a JSON entry to your `claude_desktop_config.json`. On Mac, use `"command": "python"` with `"args": ["-m", "semanticscholar_mcp_server"]`. On Windows, provide the full paths to the Python executable and the server script.

5

What tools are available?

The server exposes four tools: `search_semantic_scholar`, `get_semantic_scholar_paper_details`, `get_semantic_scholar_author_details`, and `get_semantic_scholar_citations_and_references`.

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