Overview
Semantic Scholar MCP Server is a FastMCP server implementation that provides comprehensive access to academic paper data, author information, and citation networks through the Semantic Scholar API.
To use the server, install it using FastMCP and optionally provide your Semantic Scholar API key for enhanced access. You can perform various operations such as searching for papers, retrieving author details, and analyzing citations.
- Full-text paper search with advanced filtering and recommendations. - Citation network exploration and analysis. - Author search with detailed profiles and publication history. - Support for batch operations and customizable field selection. - Rate limiting compliance and error handling.
- Researchers can discover relevant academic papers efficiently.
- Academics can analyze citation networks to understand influence and trends.
- Students can retrieve detailed author information and publication history.
Add to your AI client
Use these steps to connect Semantic Scholar MCP Server in Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible apps. The same JSON appears in the Use with menu above for one-click copy.
Cursor
Add this to your .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root, then restart Cursor.
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror"
]
}
}
}Claude Desktop
Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)
{
"mcpServers": {
"yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror"
]
}
}
}Claude Code
Add this to your project's .mcp.json file. Claude Code will detect it automatically.
.mcp.json (project root)
{
"mcpServers": {
"yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror"
]
}
}
}VS Code (Copilot)
Add this to your .vscode/mcp.json file. Requires the GitHub Copilot extension with MCP support enabled.
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror"
]
}
}
}Windsurf
Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file, then restart Windsurf.
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror"
]
}
}
}Cline
Open Cline settings, navigate to MCP Servers, and add this server configuration.
Cline MCP Settings (via UI)
{
"mcpServers": {
"yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-yuzongmin-semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server-mcp-mirror"
]
}
}
}