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scholar-mcp MCP Server

Name: 45645678a/scholar-mcp
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Local paper tool MCP server for AI IDEs - search, download (Sci-Hub/arXiv/Unpaywall), AI analysis, code-based recommendation, citation graph

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45645678a/scholar-mcp is a Python MCP server licensed under MIT. Local paper tool MCP server for AI IDEs - search, download (Sci-Hub/arXiv/Unpaywall), AI analysis, code-based recommendation, citation graph

Ranked #14 out of 124 indexed tools.

Actively maintained with commits in the last week.

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Python MIT 26 pypi/wk

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Freshness 25% today

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Issue Health 25% 50%

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Dependents 25% 0

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PyPI Downloads 13% 26/wk

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Stars: 77
Forks: 7
Open Issues: 0
Closed Issues: 0
Contributors: 1
Dependents: —
Language: Python
License: MIT
Last Commit: today

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From the README

# Scholar MCP Server

Local academic paper tool MCP server — **9-source search**, multi-source download, AI-powered analysis, citation graph, code-based paper recommendation.

## Quick Install

```bash
pip install scholar-mcp-server[all]
scholar-mcp-install --all
```

That's it. Restart your IDE and start using it.

## Features

| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| `paper_search` | 9-source concurrent search with relevance scoring (Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, arXiv, CORE, Europe PMC, DOAJ, dblp) |
| `paper_download` | Multi-source PDF download: Unpaywall → Publisher OA → arXiv → Sci-Hub → scidownl |
| `paper_batch_download` | Batch download multiple papers by DOI list |
| `paper_ai_analyze` | AI analysis — downloads PDF, extracts full text (up to 20 pages / 12k chars), sends to any OpenAI-compatible API |
| `paper_recommend` | Scan your workspace code → multi-query auto-recommend related papers |
| `paper_citation_graph` | Generate Mermaid citation/reference network vis

Read full README on GitHub →