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Semantic Scholar MCP Server

An open-source Model Context Protocol server that provides 14 typed tools for academic research. It enables agents to search over 200 million papers, traverse citation graphs, retrieve author profiles, and get research recommendations directly from the Semantic Scholar API.

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Semantic Scholar MCP Server logo, by Santiago ManichesCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Santiago Maniches
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What you can do with it

  • Search academic papers by topic or keyword
  • Traverse citation graphs to find related works
  • Retrieve detailed author profiles and metrics
  • Get personalized research recommendations

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.7.13
mcp-registry: io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp@1.7.13Source repository
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s2-mcp-server 1.7.13

pypiuvx
s2-mcp-server package definition
{
  "version": "1.7.13",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "s2-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY",
      "description": "Semantic Scholar API key; introductory keys are currently assigned 1 request/second across all endpoints"
    },
    {
      "name": "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS",
      "description": "Minimum seconds between authenticated requests. Default 1.1; lower only when Semantic Scholar has explicitly assigned the key a higher quota."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server==1.7.13"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS": "<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server==1.7.13"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS": "<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server==1.7.13"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS": "<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server==1.7.13"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS": "<YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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