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Academic Research MCP server

online · 100% uptime
by themineworks.com·com.themineworks/academic-research-mcp·v1.0.0·1 stars

Scholarly search: OpenAlex, Crossref, arXiv, OpenCitations and PubMed in one endpoint.

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Academic Research tools

Tool list not cached yet. `describe` through the gateway fetches it live.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-24 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
  • Live reliabilityremote reachable in 51ms (auth required)20/20
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualityauth enforced (unknown)9/15
  • Maintenancelast push 55 days ago12/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10
Overall 78/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Academic Research compares

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

Safety score
78/100
higher than 62% of 3,470 Web search servers
Uptime
100%
of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
Response time
109 ms
faster than 86% of 2,238 Web search servers
GitHub stars
1
more than 55% of 1,786 Web search servers

Install Academic Research in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http academic-research-mcp https://themineworks--academic-research-mcp.apify.actor/mcp
Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

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

The Mine Works MCP servers

Seven remote MCP servers that expose 53 web scrapers as tools for AI agents. Hosted on Apify, streamable HTTP, billed per result delivered on the caller's own Apify account.

This repository holds the interface: tool lists, server manifests, pricing and client configuration. The scrapers themselves are closed source and run on Apify.

Connecting

Every server takes the same shape. Point your client at the endpoint and send your Apify API token as a Bearer token.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "company-diligence": {
      "url": "https://themineworks--company-diligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Get a token at https://console.apify.com/account/integrations. Works in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf and any client supporting remote MCP servers.

Billing

Pay per event, on your own Apify account. Prices are listed per server. The figure quoted is the FREE tier, which is the most anyone pays; Apify applies tiered discounts automatically.

One rule holds across all seven: a tool call that returns nothing is never billed. Empty searches, blocked fetches and failed lookups cost zero.

Composite report tools

Each server carries a report tool that fans out across several of its own tools in one call and returns a single structured document. Reports are priced below the sum of their parts, and a report that finds nothing charges nothing.

Report tools run inside Apify Standby's five minute response ceiling, so their internal budget is capped accordingly.

Status

All seven servers are public and live on the Apify Store. Tool counts and prices in this repository are generated from the deployed configuration.

Licence

MIT for the contents of this repository (manifests, schemas, documentation). The Actors themselves are separately licensed and not included here.

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

Academic Research: common questions

Is Academic Research MCP server safe?
Mostly: it is graded B (78/100). Read the Academic Research safety report
How do I install Academic Research?
It runs remotely at themineworks--academic-research-mcp.apify.actor. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Academic Research need an API key?
Yes. The endpoint refuses requests without credentials; the publisher's docs say how to get them.
Is Academic Research maintained?
The last commit was 96 days ago (2026-07-31). The latest release is v1.0.0.
Is Academic Research up?
100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
What can I use instead of Academic Research?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: PubMed Search MCP server, Zotero MCP server and Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server).
How does Academic Research compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 78/100 (higher than 62% of 3,470 Web search servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%); response time 109 ms (faster than 86% of 2,238 Web search servers). Full comparison.

Alternatives to Academic Research

Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.

  • PubMed Search
    Multi-source biomedical literature search: PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, full text, citations
    B
  • Zotero MCP
    Search, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.
    B
  • Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)
    Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
    A
  • Arxiv
    Search arXiv papers, download full text, semantic search, citation graphs, and alerts via MCP.
    A
  • Perplexity API Platform
    Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
    A

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