How do I install semanticscholar-MCP-Server?

Its own README gives this command: npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client claude --config "{}". Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is semanticscholar-MCP-Server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 87 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-03-25.

What licence does semanticscholar-MCP-Server use?

The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.

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semanticscholar-MCP-Server

semanticscholar-MCP-Server is an MCP server. Its repository has 87 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API, providing tools for searching papers, retrieving paper and author details, and fetching citations and references.

Install

Read from semanticscholar-MCP-Server’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client claude --config "{}"

View in semanticscholar-MCP-Server’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

stale

Licence

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From the repository

🔍 This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API. It provides tools for searching papers, retrieving paper and author details, and fetching citations and references.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What semanticscholar-MCP-Server can do

4 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

search_semantic_scholar: Search for papers using a query string
get_semantic_scholar_paper_details: Get details of a specific paper
get_semantic_scholar_author_details: Get details of a specific author
get_semantic_scholar_citations_and_references: Get citations and references for a paper

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

Common questions about semanticscholar-MCP-Server

What does semanticscholar-MCP-Server do?: This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API, providing tools for searching papers, retrieving paper and author details, and fetching citations and references.
How do I install semanticscholar-MCP-Server?: Its own README gives this command: npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client claude --config "{}". Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is semanticscholar-MCP-Server official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 87 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-03-25.
What licence does semanticscholar-MCP-Server use?: The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.