scholar

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Hardened Scholar MCP for deep academic research (Scopus, OpenAlex, Unpaywall) with PDF vision.

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Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.

Transportstdio (runs a local command)

Env varsSCOPUS_API_KEY CONTACT_EMAIL SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env SCOPUS_API_KEY= --env CONTACT_EMAIL= --env SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN= scholar -- uvx scholar-academic-mcp

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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"scholar","command":"uvx","args":["scholar-academic-mcp"],"env":{"SCOPUS_API_KEY":"","CONTACT_EMAIL":"","SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN":""}}'

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.