Scopus runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 74 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 4 Jul 2026.
Search Scopus abstracts, authors, and export citations via Elsevier API
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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.
claude mcp add scopus -e 'SCOPUS_API_KEY=<SCOPUS_API_KEY>' -- uvx scopus-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"scopus": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scopus-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.scopus]
command = "uvx"
args = ["scopus-mcp-server"]
env = { SCOPUS_API_KEY = "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"scopus": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scopus-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"scopus": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scopus-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SCOPUS_API_KEY> (Scopus API key from https://dev.elsevier.com/).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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