io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar MCP Server

io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar

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What is the io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar MCP server?

Search 200M+ papers, authors, citations, and recommendations via Semantic Scholar

How to install io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY
secret
Semantic Scholar API key from https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api (optional but recommended for higher rate limits)

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semanticscholar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "semanticscholar-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}