Scholar MCP Server

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Scholarly-sources MCP: papers, patents, books, standards — search and cross-reference prior art.

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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 varsSCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY SCHOLAR_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY= --env SCHOLAR_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN= scholar-mcp -- uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-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-mcp","command":"uvx","args":["pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp"],"env":{"SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY":"","SCHOLAR_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN":""}}'

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY": "",
        "SCHOLAR_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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