Hardened Scholar MCP for deep academic research (Scopus, OpenAlex, Unpaywall) with PDF vision.
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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
{
"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>"
}
}
}
}
{
"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>"
}
}
}
}
{
"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
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
SCOPUS_API_KEYRequired, secret | Your Elsevier Scopus API Key |
CONTACT_EMAILRequired | Email for OpenAlex polite pool and Unpaywall identification |
SCOPUS_INST_TOKENOptional, secret | Optional Elsevier Institutional Token |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| First published | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Last updated | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar |
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