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Scholar MCP

Rank #6,857

io.github.Liyux3/scholar-mcp

Federated academic search, citation traversal, persistent PDF download, and temporary reading.

2 versions

3 GitHub stars

by Liyux3 (1 servers)View repository ↗Claim this server

First listed

May 30, 2026

Last publish date

Sep 5, 2026

OVERVIEW

Scholar MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by Liyux3. It ranks #6,857 of 132,046 servers tracked on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 3 GitHub stars. Scholar MCP is listed across 2 registries — Official MCP and Glama, with 2 tracked versions. It was first listed on May 30, 2026 and most recently updated on Sep 5, 2026.

STANDING

#6,857of 132,046 tracked serversTop 10%

Ranks ahead of 125,189 of 132,046 servers on MCP Toplist.

CONNECT

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No setupRuns out of the box

No credentials or required configuration declared — add it to your MCP client and go.

Python package (PyPI)

claude mcp add scholar-mcp -e "SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR=<your SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR>" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS=<your SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS>" -e "S2_API_KEY=<your S2_API_KEY>" -e "OPENALEX_API_KEY=<your OPENALEX_API_KEY>" -e "CORE_API_KEY=<your CORE_API_KEY>" -e "SCOPUS_API_KEY=<your SCOPUS_API_KEY>" -e "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=<your DASHSCOPE_API_KEY>" -e "EXA_API_KEY=<your EXA_API_KEY>" -e "ZOTERO_API_KEY=<your ZOTERO_API_KEY>" -e "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID=<your ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>" -e "NOTION_API_KEY=<your NOTION_API_KEY>" -e "NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID=<your NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID>" -- uvx scholar-mcp scholar-mcp

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Python package (PyPI)

[mcp_servers.scholar-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["scholar-mcp", "scholar-mcp"]

[mcp_servers.scholar-mcp.env]
SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR = "<your SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR>"
SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS = "<your SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS>"
S2_API_KEY = "<your S2_API_KEY>"
OPENALEX_API_KEY = "<your OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
CORE_API_KEY = "<your CORE_API_KEY>"
SCOPUS_API_KEY = "<your SCOPUS_API_KEY>"
DASHSCOPE_API_KEY = "<your DASHSCOPE_API_KEY>"
EXA_API_KEY = "<your EXA_API_KEY>"
ZOTERO_API_KEY = "<your ZOTERO_API_KEY>"
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID = "<your ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>"
NOTION_API_KEY = "<your NOTION_API_KEY>"
NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID = "<your NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID>"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-mcp",
        "scholar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR": "<your SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR>",
        "SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS": "<your SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS>",
        "S2_API_KEY": "<your S2_API_KEY>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<your OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<your CORE_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<your SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "<your DASHSCOPE_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<your EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<your ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<your ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "<your NOTION_API_KEY>",
        "NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID": "<your NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-mcp",
        "scholar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR": "<your SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR>",
        "SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS": "<your SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS>",
        "S2_API_KEY": "<your S2_API_KEY>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<your OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<your CORE_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<your SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "<your DASHSCOPE_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<your EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<your ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<your ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "<your NOTION_API_KEY>",
        "NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID": "<your NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "servers": {
    "scholar-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-mcp",
        "scholar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR": "<your SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR>",
        "SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS": "<your SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS>",
        "S2_API_KEY": "<your S2_API_KEY>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<your OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<your CORE_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<your SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "<your DASHSCOPE_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<your EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<your ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<your ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "<your NOTION_API_KEY>",
        "NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID": "<your NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-mcp",
        "scholar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR": "<your SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR>",
        "SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS": "<your SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS>",
        "S2_API_KEY": "<your S2_API_KEY>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<your OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<your CORE_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<your SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "<your DASHSCOPE_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<your EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<your ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<your ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "<your NOTION_API_KEY>",
        "NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID": "<your NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-mcp",
        "scholar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR": "<your SCHOLAR_DATA_DIR>",
        "SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS": "<your SCHOLAR_MCP_EXTENSIONS>",
        "S2_API_KEY": "<your S2_API_KEY>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<your OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CORE_API_KEY": "<your CORE_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<your SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "<your DASHSCOPE_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<your EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<your ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<your ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "<your NOTION_API_KEY>",
        "NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID": "<your NOTION_DATA_SOURCE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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REGISTRIES

Listed on 2 registries

Glama

Official MCP

ORGANIZATION

Liyux3

Organization

Liyux3

Servers in org

Versions across org

VERSIONS

Available versions (2)

Version	Published
0.8.4	Sep 5, 2026
0.8.3	Sep 5, 2026

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who maintains Scholar MCP?: Scholar MCP is maintained by Liyux3, which publishes 1 MCP server (2 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
Is Scholar MCP listed on the Official MCP Registry?: Yes — Scholar MCP is listed on the Official MCP Registry, alongside Glama.
How many versions does Scholar MCP have?: MCP Toplist tracks 2 versions of Scholar MCP, most recently published on Sep 5, 2026.
Where can I find the source code for Scholar MCP?: The source code for Scholar MCP is hosted at github.com/Liyux3/scholar-mcp.

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