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Semantic Scholar MCP Server

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

smanichessmaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp★ 23Updated Oct 9, 2026

server.json

{
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "name": "io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp",
  "description": "MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.",
  "title": "Semantic Scholar MCP Server",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "version": "1.7.6",
  "packages": [
    {
      "registryType": "pypi",
      "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
      "identifier": "s2-mcp-server",
      "version": "1.7.6",
      "runtimeHint": "uvx",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "description": "Semantic Scholar API key; introductory keys are currently assigned 1 request/second across all endpoints",
          "isSecret": true,
          "name": "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY"
        },
        {
          "description": "Minimum seconds between authenticated requests. Default 1.1; lower only when Semantic Scholar has explicitly assigned the key a higher quota.",
          "name": "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_MIN_SECONDS_BETWEEN_REQUESTS"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Permissions

DeclaredDetected
Runs code—python
Installs—pypi:s2-mcp-server@1.7.6
Runs install scripts—None
NetworkNoneNone
Needs credentialsSEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEYSEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY
Outside the workspace—None
Agent tools—None

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Versions

  1. #21.7.6latestOct 9, 2026
  2. #11.7.5Oct 7, 2026