scholar-search-mcp
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An MCP server for academic paper search that integrates with AI assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor), enabling them to search and retrieve academic paper metadata.
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227
Δ stars 7d
+4
Δ stars 30d
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Forks
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Contributors
1
npm DL / wk
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PyPI DL / wk
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Language
Python
Last push
2026-05-22
About scholar-search-mcp
An MCP server for academic literature workflows in Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients. It combines Semantic Scholar and arXiv into one unified toolset, with fast parallel search, normalized outputs, source-aware deduplication, and practical research utilities (citations, references, author graph, recommendations, and arXiv source download). Most paper tools force you to choose one source or one API style. `scholar-search-mcp` provides one MCP layer for literature search and graph retrieval:
Read the full README on GitHub →
scholar-search-mcp growth signals this week
- Gained 4 stars in the last 7 days
- 2x the median weekly star growth of its category
Growth score: 11/100 week of 2026-07-20
Signal history
| Week | Score | Δ★ | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 11 | +4 | Stable |
| 2026-07-13 | 11 | +4 | Stable |
| 2026-07-06 | 8 | +3 | Stable |
| 2026-06-29 | 8 | +3 | Stable |
| 2026-06-22 | 26 | +4 | Stable |
| 2026-06-15 | 27 | +4 | Stable |
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- Is scholar-search-mcp still maintained?
- Activity is low: the last push was on 2026-05-22 (58 days before our latest snapshot).
- Is scholar-search-mcp growing?
- It is stable this week, with a growth score of 11/100. See the weekly history above.
- What are the best scholar-search-mcp alternatives?
- Closest by category and size in our data: io.github.MobAI-App/mobai-mcp, io.github.cyanheads/git-mcp-server, shopify-mcp — full list with live signals above.
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Tracked since 2026-06-17 · data as of 2026-07-19 · 0 open issues · 4 releases