Academic paper knowledge-base MCP server: PDF ingest, vector search with reranking, KB management.
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claude mcp add scholar-rag-mcp -e SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR=<SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR> -e SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL=<SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL> -e SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL=<SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL> -e SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL=<SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL> -- uvx scholar-rag-mcp==0.4.0{
"mcpServers": {
"scholar-rag-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scholar-rag-mcp==0.4.0"
],
"env": {
"SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"scholar-rag-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scholar-rag-mcp==0.4.0"
],
"env": {
"SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"scholar-rag-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scholar-rag-mcp==0.4.0"
],
"env": {
"SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL>",
"SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}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 |
|---|---|
SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIROptional | Data root directory (knowledge bases, caches, jobs) |
SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URLRequired | OpenAI-compatible chat endpoint for annotation/keywords (e.g. local vLLM) |
SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URLRequired | OpenAI-compatible embeddings endpoint |
SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URLRequired | Rerank endpoint (/v1/rerank) |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| First published | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Last updated | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.notwhiteblank/scholar-rag-mcp |
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