scholar-mcp-server 0.3.0

Local academic paper MCP server — 9-source search, multi-source download, AI analysis, citation graph, code-based paper recommendation

Scholar MCP Server

Local academic paper tool MCP server — 9-source search, multi-source download, AI analysis, citation graph, code-based paper recommendation.

Quick Install (PyPI)

pip install scholar-mcp-server[all]
scholar-mcp-install --all

This installs the server + auto-registers to all detected AI IDEs (Antigravity, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, VS Code).

Features

Tool	Description
paper_search	9-source concurrent search (Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, arXiv, CORE, Europe PMC, DOAJ, dblp)
paper_download	Multi-source PDF download (Unpaywall → Publisher OA → Sci-Hub → arXiv)
paper_batch_download	Batch download by DOI list
paper_ai_analyze	AI-powered full-text paper analysis (any OpenAI-compatible API)
paper_recommend	Scan workspace code → recommend related papers
paper_citation_graph	Generate Mermaid citation network visualization
paper_health	Check download source availability

Alternative Install (Git Clone)

git clone https://github.com/45645678a/scholar-mcp.git
cd scholar-mcp
pip install -r requirements.txt
python install.py --all

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
AI_API_KEY	API key for AI analysis (DeepSeek/OpenAI/etc.)	—
AI_API_BASE	API base URL	https://api.deepseek.com
AI_MODEL	Model name	deepseek-chat
UNPAYWALL_EMAIL	Email for Unpaywall API	[e-mail]

Supported IDEs

• Antigravity (Gemini)
• Cursor
• Windsurf
• Claude Code / Claude Desktop
• VS Code (Copilot)

License

MIT