essencescholar-mcp 0.3.3

MCP server exposing EssenceScholar deep research and paper workflows as agent tools

EssenceScholar MCP Server

MCP server exposing the EssenceScholar deep research pipeline and paper workflows as agent tools.

Tools

• deep_research — full literature review pipeline (2–8 min, searches EconPapers/arXiv/SSRN, enriches top papers, generates a structured draft)
• deep_research_chat — follow-up on an existing session (ask questions, expand, dig deeper)
• list_deep_researches — list all past research sessions
• get_deep_research — retrieve any past draft by ID
• search_econpapers — raw EconPapers search, returns JSON paper objects
• list_paper_workflows — list available Agent Studio workflows (custom wf_* and system wf_sys_* pipelines)
• run_paper_workflow — run a workflow (by ID) on a paper in your library

Setup

Add to your Claude config (~/.claude/settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "essencescholar": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["essencescholar-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ESSENCESCHOLAR_API_KEY": "sk_live_...",
        "ESSENCESCHOLAR_API_URL": "https://nightly-api.essencescholar.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get your API key from essencescholar.com.