MCP Server

io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar MCP Server

Name: io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar MCP Server
Author: io.github.mlintangmz2765

io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar

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What is the io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar MCP server?

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

How to install io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

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

Environment / auth

SCOPUS_API_KEY
required
secret
Your Elsevier Scopus API Key
CONTACT_EMAIL
required
Email for OpenAlex polite pool and Unpaywall identification
SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN
secret
Optional Elsevier Institutional Token

Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "scholar": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add scholar --env SCOPUS_API_KEY=<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY> --env CONTACT_EMAIL=<YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL> --env SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN=<YOUR_SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN> -- python scholar-academic-mcp