How do I connect Semantic Scholar MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add smaniches-semantic-scholar-mcp -- uvx s2-mcp-server` 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 Semantic Scholar 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 Semantic Scholar MCP Server do?

Semantic Scholar MCP Server documents 14 tools to the agent, including semantic_scholar_author_batch, semantic_scholar_bulk_papers, semantic_scholar_bulk_search. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Semantic Scholar MCP

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Semantic Scholar MCP server: 14 typed tools for paper search, citation graphs, author profiles, recommendations, PyPI/Docker.

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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 'smaniches-semantic-scholar-mcp' -- 'uvx' 's2-mcp-server'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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Documented tools (14)

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semantic_scholar_author_batch

Retrieve multiple authors in a single request (max 1000).

semantic_scholar_bulk_papers

Retrieve multiple papers in a single request (max 500).

semantic_scholar_bulk_search

Search papers with sorting and cursor-based pagination for large result sets.

semantic_scholar_export_citation

Export a citation for a paper in BibTeX format.

semantic_scholar_get_author

Get author profile with publications.

semantic_scholar_get_paper

Get detailed information about a specific paper.

semantic_scholar_match_paper

Find the single best paper matching a title string. Returns a numeric

semantic_scholar_multi_recommend

Get recommendations using multiple positive (and optional negative) example

semantic_scholar_paper_authors

Get full author profiles for a paper's authors (richer than the abbreviated

semantic_scholar_recommendations

Get AI-powered paper recommendations based on a seed paper.

semantic_scholar_search_authors

Search for academic authors by name.

semantic_scholar_search_papers

Search for academic papers with advanced filters.

semantic_scholar_snippet_search

Search within paper full text and return text snippets with surrounding

semantic_scholar_status

Check server health and API connectivity status.

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Questions about Semantic Scholar MCP Server

How do I connect Semantic Scholar MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add smaniches-semantic-scholar-mcp -- uvx s2-mcp-server` 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 Semantic Scholar 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 Semantic Scholar MCP Server do?: Semantic Scholar MCP Server documents 14 tools to the agent, including semantic_scholar_author_batch, semantic_scholar_bulk_papers, semantic_scholar_bulk_search. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.