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scholar-search-mcp

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.

Repository
Silung/scholar-search-mcp
Stars
214
Last push
2026-05-22
License
MIT
Category
Knowledge & Docs

Score breakdown — how scoring works

  • Maintenance

    25.5 / 30
    • Pushed within 45 days42 days ago+25.5

  • Adoption

    13.6 / 25
    • GitHub stars (no package published — stars weighted fully)214+13.6

  • Documentation

    18 / 25
    • Substantial README (2,500+ chars)5010 chars+8
    • Install / setup instructionsyes+6
    • Tools / capabilities documentedno+0
    • Code or client-config exampleyes+4

  • Trust signals

    7 / 20
    • OSS license declaredMIT+7
    • First-party vendor implementationno+0
    • DNS-verified registry namespaceno+0
    • Listed in official MCP Registryno+0
    • Owned by an organizationno+0

Install

From sourcegit clone https://github.com/Silung/scholar-search-mcp

No package published to a registry — see the README for setup instructions.

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