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Semantic Scholar MCP Server

io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp
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Semantic Scholar MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 647 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 4 Aug 2026.

MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.

Installs per day peak 677 · avg 175 · -38% w/w
a month agotoday
647
Installs / week
pypi · s2-mcp-server
13
Stars
1 open issues
4 Aug 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 semantic-scholar-mcp -- uvx s2-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.semantic-scholar-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["s2-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Semantic Scholar MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Semantic Scholar MCP Server?
Semantic Scholar MCP Server 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 s2-mcp-server was installed 647 times last week.
How do I connect Semantic Scholar MCP Server?
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 s2-mcp-server straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Semantic Scholar MCP Server?
The pypi package s2-mcp-server was installed 647 times in the last week. Week over week that is -38%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Semantic Scholar MCP Server open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 13 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.