This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API. It provides tools for searching papers
Semanticscholar mcp server connects Semanticscholar to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API. It provides tools for searching papers, retrieving paper and author details, and fetching citations and references.
This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API. It provides tools for searching papers, retrieving paper and author details, and fetching citations and references.
Once connected, the assistant can call these 4 tools directly:
claude — The claude tool exposed by this serverCursor — Paste the following into Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new server: - Mac/Linux s npx -y @smithery/cli@latest runWindsurf — The Windsurf tool exposed by this serverCLine — 1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/JackKuo666/semanticscholar-MCP-Server.git cd semanticscholar-mcp-serverThe server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.
Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Semanticscholar sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — claude, Cursor, Windsurf among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| claude | The claude tool exposed by this server. |
| Cursor | Paste the following into Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new server: - Mac/Linux s npx -y @smithery/cli@latest run @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client cursor --config "{}" |
| Windsurf | The Windsurf tool exposed by this server. |
| CLine | 1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/JackKuo666/semanticscholar-MCP-Server.git cd semanticscholar-mcp-server |
(Windows version):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"semanticscholar": {
"command": "C:\\Users\\YOUR\\PATH\\miniconda3\\envs\\mcp_server\\python.exe",
"args": [
"D:\\code\\YOUR\\PATH\\semanticscholar-MCP-Server\\semanticscholar_server.py"
],
"env": {},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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