How do I connect Scholar Search MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add scholar-search-mcp -- uvx scholar-search-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Scholar Search MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Scholar Search MCP Server do?

Scholar Search MCP Server documents 9 tools to the agent, including batch_get_papers, download_arxiv_source, get_author_info. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Scholar Search MCP

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An MCP server for academic paper search that integrates with AI assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor), enabling them to search and retrieve academic paper metadata.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

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claude mcp add --transport stdio 'scholar-search-mcp' -- 'uvx' 'scholar-search-mcp'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

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9 of 9 tools

Documented tools (9)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

batch_get_papers

Batch fetch paper details (up to 500 IDs).

download_arxiv_source

Download and extract arXiv source bundle (tar.gz).

get_author_info

Get an author profile by ID.

get_author_papers

Get papers by a given author.

get_paper_citations

Get papers that cite a given paper.

get_paper_details

Get one paper by DOI, arXiv ID, S2 ID, or URL.

get_paper_recommendations

Get similar paper recommendations.

get_paper_references

Get references of a given paper.

search_papers

Search papers with optional limit, fields, year, venue.

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Questions about Scholar Search MCP Server

How do I connect Scholar Search MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add scholar-search-mcp -- uvx scholar-search-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Scholar Search MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Scholar Search MCP Server do?: Scholar Search MCP Server documents 9 tools to the agent, including batch_get_papers, download_arxiv_source, get_author_info. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.