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io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp

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transport: stdio
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Environment / auth
  • SCHOLAR_API_KEY
    secret

    Optional first-party API key (ssk_) from https://scholar-sidekick.com/account. Raises rate limits and enables the verifier LLM screen; sent as Authorization: Bearer. Works anonymously without any key.

  • RAPIDAPI_KEY
    secret

    Optional RapidAPI key for paid/managed tiers; when set, calls route through the RapidAPI gateway. Get one at https://rapidapi.com/scholar-sidekick-scholar-sidekick-api/api/scholar-sidekick

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scholar-sidekick-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scholar-sidekick-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scholar-sidekick-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scholar-sidekick-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add scholar-sidekick-mcp --env SCHOLAR_API_KEY=<YOUR_SCHOLAR_API_KEY> --env RAPIDAPI_KEY=<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY> -- npx -y scholar-sidekick-mcp

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