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Scholar MCP Server

io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar
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Scholar runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 41 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 5 May 2026.

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

Installs per day peak 30 · avg 9 · -24% w/w
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41
Installs / week
pypi · scholar-academic-mcp
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0 open issues
5 May 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add scholar -- uvx scholar-academic-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.scholar]
command = "uvx"
args = ["scholar-academic-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Scholar — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Scholar?
Scholar runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package scholar-academic-mcp was installed 41 times last week.
How do I connect Scholar?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls scholar-academic-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Scholar?
The pypi package scholar-academic-mcp was installed 41 times in the last week. Week over week that is -24%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Scholar open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.