Scholar
- Updated May 5, 2026
- mlintangmz2765/Scholar-MCP
A hardened academic-research MCP that queries Scopus, OpenAlex, and Unpaywall and reads PDFs with vision for deep literature work.
About
Scholar MCP is a hardened academic-research server that queries Scopus, OpenAlex, and Unpaywall and uses PDF vision to read full-text papers for deep literature review. A solo builder or researcher reaches for it to let an agent find, retrieve, and synthesize peer-reviewed sources - checking prior art, grounding claims, or surveying a field - straight from the coding assistant instead of juggling database portals.
- Deep academic research MCP
- Scopus, OpenAlex, Unpaywall sources
- PDF vision for full-text reading
- Hardened build
- Requires Scopus API key + contact email
Scholar by the numbers
- Data as of Jul 7, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
claude mcp add --env SCOPUS_API_KEY=YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY --env CONTACT_EMAIL=YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL --env SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN=YOUR_SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN scholar-academic-mcp -- python scholar-academic-mcpAdd your badge
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| Package | scholar-academic-mcp |
|---|---|
| Transport | STDIO |
| Auth | Required |
| Last updated | May 5, 2026 |
| Repository | mlintangmz2765/Scholar-MCP ↗ |
What it does
A hardened academic-research MCP that queries Scopus, OpenAlex, and Unpaywall and reads PDFs with vision for deep literature work.
Who is it for?
researchers and builders needing grounded academic sources
Skip if: users without a Scopus API key
What you get
- synthesized academic research
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