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Scholar

io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar · v1.0.0

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

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add scholar -e SCOPUS_API_KEY=<SCOPUS_API_KEY> -e CONTACT_EMAIL=<CONTACT_EMAIL> -e SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN=<SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN> -- uvx scholar-academic-mcp==1.0.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp==1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp==1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "scholar": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp==1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

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

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published15 Apr 2026
Last updated15 Apr 2026
Registry nameio.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar

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