LocalFree server, account needed

Semantic Scholar MCP server

smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp

Semantic Scholar academic papers: search, paper and author retrieval, citation-graph traversal and recommendations.

23 GitHub stars2 forks
Source code

Install Semantic Scholar in Claude Code

Claude Code
claude mcp add semantic-scholar -- uvx s2-mcp-server
mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What does the Semantic Scholar MCP server do?

Semantic Scholar academic papers: search, paper and author retrieval, citation-graph traversal and recommendations.

Is the Semantic Scholar MCP server free?

The server is free, but you will likely need an account. The server itself is free, but it connects to a service that needs an account or API key, which may have paid tiers. Check the provider for current pricing.

Does Semantic Scholar run locally or remotely?

Local. Runs on your machine (stdio). You install it with npx, uvx, Docker or from source.

How do I add Semantic Scholar to Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add semantic-scholar -- uvx s2-mcp-server

More science & research MCP servers

View all

Databnf

0674

smeet666/mcp-databnf

Search the open catalogue of the Bibliothèque nationale de France for authors, their works and the editions held.

LocalAccount neededTypeScript

Libraryofcongress

0704

smeet666/mcp-libraryofcongress

Full-text search of the Library of Congress's digitised American newspapers, plus catalogue search by media type and curated collections.

LocalAccount neededTypeScript

ENCODE Toolkit

22287

ammawla/encode-toolkit

Search, download, track and analyze functional genomics experiments from the ENCODE Project.

LocalFree

Sourcelibrary v2

24

Embassy-of-the-Free-Mind/sourcelibrary-v2/mcp-server

Search and cite rare historical texts (alchemy, Hermeticism, Renaissance philosophy) from Source Library with DOI-backed citations.

LocalAccount neededTypeScript

Opengenes

21

longevity-genie/opengenes-mcp

Query the OpenGenes database for aging and longevity research.

LocalAccount neededPython

Archiveorg

3693

smeet666/mcp-archiveorg

Full-text search inside the Internet Archive's scanned books, periodicals and documents, catalogue search, and Wayback Machine captures of a URL by date.

LocalAccount neededTypeScript