Semantic Scholar MCP Server

io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp

MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<your SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEYsecretSemantic Scholar API key; introductory keys are currently assigned 1 request/second across all endpoints

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
1.7.15
Registry
active
Published
11/5/2026

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