semantic-scholar-mcp-server

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semantic-scholar-mcp-server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by smaboundless. It ranks #82,719 of 168,415 active servers on MCP Toplist. semantic-scholar-mcp-server is listed across 3 registries — Official MCP, PulseMCP and Glama, with 1 tracked version. It was first listed on Jul 4, 2026 and most recently updated on Jul 4, 2026.

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Connect semantic-scholar-mcp-server and confirm it works

claude mcp add semanticscholar -e "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY=<your SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>" -- npx -y semanticscholar-mcp-server

[mcp_servers.semanticscholar]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "semanticscholar-mcp-server"]

[mcp_servers.semanticscholar.env]
SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY = "<your SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semanticscholar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "semanticscholar-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<your SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semanticscholar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "semanticscholar-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<your SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "semanticscholar": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "semanticscholar-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<your SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semanticscholar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "semanticscholar-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<your SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semanticscholar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "semanticscholar-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<your SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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What changed, and when this was checked

First listed

Jul 4, 2026

Latest version published

Jul 4, 2026

Version history

1 version tracked (below)

Requirements evidence

Declared by Glama, last synced Nov 4, 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

Nov 4, 2026

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