Scholar Academic MCP Server

by mlintangmz2765io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholarv1.0.0

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

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Install Scholar Academic MCP server

claude mcp add scholar-academic -e SCOPUS_API_KEY='<scopus-api-key>' -e CONTACT_EMAIL='<contact-email>' -e SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN='<scopus-inst-token>' -- uvx scholar-academic-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-academic": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<scopus-api-key>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<contact-email>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<scopus-inst-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-academic": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<scopus-api-key>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<contact-email>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<scopus-inst-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "scholar-academic": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<scopus-api-key>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<contact-email>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<scopus-inst-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-academic": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<scopus-api-key>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<contact-email>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<scopus-inst-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
SCOPUS_API_KEY	yes	yes	Your Elsevier Scopus API Key
CONTACT_EMAIL	yes	—	Email for OpenAlex polite pool and Unpaywall identification
SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN	—	yes	Optional Elsevier Institutional Token

Freshness

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-05-05 · 5mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-04-15 · 6mo ago · GitHub · v1.0.0
Package published
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Registry entry updated
2026-04-15 · 6mo ago · official registry · v1.0.0

FAQ

›How do I install the Scholar Academic MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add scholar-academic -e SCOPUS_API_KEY='<scopus-api-key>' -e CONTACT_EMAIL='<contact-email>' -e SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN='<scopus-inst-token>' -- uvx scholar-academic-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Scholar Academic require an API key?

Yes. It expects SCOPUS_API_KEY, CONTACT_EMAIL, SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN, of which 2 are secrets.

›Can I use Scholar Academic as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Scholar Academic in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar.