semantic-scholar-mcp
Rank #25,936glama/benhaotang/mcp-semantic-scholar-server
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What you can do with semantic-scholar-mcp
semantic-scholar-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by benhaotang. It ranks #25,936 of 144,396 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 20 GitHub stars. semantic-scholar-mcp is listed across 3 registries — mcp.so, PulseMCP and Glama; no version information is available from the registries that list it or from its repository. It was first listed on Jan 5, 2025.
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What semantic-scholar-mcp can and cannot do
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What you need before using semantic-scholar-mcp
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Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 16, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
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Connect semantic-scholar-mcp and confirm it works
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When to choose another server
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What changed, and when this was checked
- First listed
- Jan 5, 2025
- Version history
- Unavailable — no registry exposes versions and no release tags were found
- Requirements evidence
- Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 16, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
- Profile checked
- Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only
- Ranking data as of
- Oct 16, 2026
- mcp.so ↗listed since May 22, 2026 · still listed
- PulseMCP ↗listed since Jun 4, 2026 · still listed
- Glama ↗listed since Jun 8, 2026 · still listed
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Version information unavailable
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Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains semantic-scholar-mcp?
- semantic-scholar-mcp is maintained by benhaotang, which publishes 4 MCP servers (9 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
- Is semantic-scholar-mcp listed on the Official MCP Registry?
- semantic-scholar-mcp is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on mcp.so, PulseMCP and Glama.
- How many versions does semantic-scholar-mcp have?
- Version information is unavailable for semantic-scholar-mcp: no registry that lists it exposes version metadata, and no release tags were found on its repository.
- Where can I find the source code for semantic-scholar-mcp?
- The source code for semantic-scholar-mcp is hosted at github.com/benhaotang/mcp-semantic-scholar-server.
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