academia_mcp
academia_mcp is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches openrouter. It needs OPENROUTER_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 93 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Academia MCP server: Tools for automatic scientific research
Install
Read from academia_mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
pip3 install academia-mcp
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
openrouter
Credential
OPENROUTER_API_KEY
Maintenance
Stars
93
State
listed
Licence
Apache-2.0
From the repository
Academia MCP server: Tools for automatic scientific research
academia_mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| academia_mcp (this page) | openrouter | OPENROUTER_API_KEY | 93 | 2026-01-25 | Apache-2.0 |
| llmtrim | openrouter(1 shared) | OPENROUTER_API_KEY | 254 | 2026-10-20 | MPL-2.0 |
| octomind | openrouter(1 shared) | OPENROUTER_API_KEY | 175 | 2026-10-22 | Apache-2.0 |
| openrouter-mcp-multimodal | openrouter(1 shared) | OPENROUTER_API_KEY | 101 | 2026-10-24 | Apache-2.0 |
| wet | credential, openrouter(1 shared) | CF_BROWSER_RENDERING_TOKEN, CREDENTIAL_SECRET, MCP_DCR_SERVER_SECRET, MCP_JWT_SIGNING_SECRET, MCP_RELAY_PASSWORD, OPENROUTER_API_KEY | 20 | 2026-10-26 | Apache-2.0 |
| wigolo | gemini, wigolo | GEMINI_API_KEY, WIGOLO_API_TOKEN, WIGOLO_GITHUB_TOKEN | 5,498 | 2026-10-22 | NOASSERTION |
Ranked by services in common with academia_mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about academia_mcp
- What does academia_mcp do?
- Academia MCP server: Tools for automatic scientific research
- How do I install academia_mcp?
- Its own README gives this command: pip3 install academia-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does academia_mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches openrouter. The credentials we found in its source are OPENROUTER_API_KEY.
- Is academia_mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 93 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-01-25.
- What licence does academia_mcp use?
- The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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