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Semanticscholar MCP server

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Search 200M+ papers, authors, citations, and recommendations via Semantic Scholar

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Semanticscholar tools (16)

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  • author_batch

    Retrieve profiles for multiple authors in a single request (up to 1000).

  • author_get

    Retrieve full profile for a Semantic Scholar author.

  • author_papers

    Get all papers published by a specific author, paginated.

  • author_search

    Search for authors by name. Returns matching author profiles with h-index, paper count, and affiliation.

  • paper_authors

    Get the list of authors for a specific paper with author-level details

  • paper_autocomplete

    Autocomplete a partial paper title, returning up to 10 suggestions.

  • paper_batch

    Retrieve details for multiple papers in a single request (up to 500).

  • paper_citations

    Get papers that cite a given paper (forward citations / 'cited by').

  • paper_get

    Retrieve full details for a single paper by its identifier.

  • paper_match

    Find the single best paper matching a given title string.

  • paper_references

    Get papers cited by a given paper (its bibliography / reference list).

  • paper_search

    Search for academic papers by keyword across 200M+ papers in the Semantic Scholar corpus.

  • paper_search_bulk

    Bulk-search papers with cursor-based pagination for retrieving large result sets (up to 10M results).

  • recommendations_for_paper

    Get papers recommended as similar or related to a given paper,

  • recommendations_from_lists

    Get paper recommendations based on a list of positive example papers (papers you like)

  • snippet_search

    Search for text snippets from within paper bodies (not just titles and abstracts).

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-26 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan29 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
  • Maintenancelast push 84 days ago12/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10
Overall 75/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Semanticscholar compares

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
75/100
higher than 45% of 3,470 Web search servers
Tools
16
the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Downloads a week
51
more than 36% of 827 Web search servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 16 read

Install Semanticscholar in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y semanticscholar-mcp-server on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add semanticscholar -- npx -y semanticscholar-mcp-server
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What the publisher says

From the Semanticscholar repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Semantic Scholar MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Semantic Scholar Academic Graph API — 200M+ papers with citation networks, author profiles, and full-text snippet search.

Built with the MCP TypeScript SDK and Zod.

Tools (16 total)

Papers (9 tools)

Authors (4 tools)

Recommendations (2 tools)

Snippets (1 tool)

Setup

1. Get an API key (optional but recommended)

Get a free key at semanticscholar.org/product/api. Without a key, requests are heavily rate-limited.

2. Install and build

cd semanticscholar-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

3. Add to Claude Desktop

Add this to your claudedesktopconfig.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/semanticscholar-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or if using Claude Code CLI:

claude mcp add semantic-scholar \
  node \
  /path/to/semanticscholar-mcp-server/dist/index.js \
  -e SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY=your-api-key

Features

  • Multiple ID formats: Accepts S2 Paper IDs, DOIs, ArXiv IDs, PMIDs, PMCIDs, CorpusIds
  • Markdown or JSON output: Every tool supports response_format: "json" for structured data
  • Custom field selection: Override default fields with the fields parameter
  • Built-in rate limiting: Token bucket limiter prevents API throttling
  • Batch operations: Retrieve up to 500 papers or 1000 authors in a single call

Usage examples

  • "Search Semantic Scholar for papers on transformer architectures from 2023"
  • "Get recommendations for papers similar to this one"
  • "Find the citation network for DOI 10.1038/nature14539"
  • "Search for text snippets mentioning 'chain of thought prompting'"
  • "Look up author profile for researcher 1741101"

License

MIT

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Semanticscholar: common questions

Is Semanticscholar MCP server safe?
Mostly: it is graded B (75/100). Read the Semanticscholar safety report
How do I install Semanticscholar?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Semanticscholar need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY.
Is Semanticscholar maintained?
The last commit was 122 days ago (2026-07-04). The latest release is v1.0.0.
What can I use instead of Semanticscholar?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Arxiv MCP server, HasData Google Scholar MCP server and Socraticode MCP server.
How does Semanticscholar compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 75/100 (higher than 45% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 16 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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