# google-scholar-search-mcp

> MCP server for searching Google Scholar — papers, authors, citations, and BibTeX

Record `google-scholar-search-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/google-scholar-search-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/google-scholar-search-mcp
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/google-scholar-search-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Lucas
- homepage: https://personal-public-packages.gitlab.io/google-scholar-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/LWaetzig/google-scholar-mcp
- version: 1.1.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, google-scholar, academic, papers, research
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:google-scholar-search-mcp

### Description (declared)

# google-scholar-search-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for searching Google Scholar, built for AI assistants and automation workflows that need papers, authors, citations, and BibTeX entries.

## Table of Contents
1. [Features](#features)
2. [Installation](#installation)
3. [Configuration](#configuration)
4. [Usage](#usage)
5. [Examples](#examples)
6. [Rate Limiting](#rate-limiting)
7. [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
8. [Contributing](#contributing)

## Features

- **Paper Search**: Query Google Scholar by keyword with filtering, sorting, and pagination
- **Author Lookup**: Find researcher profiles with publication lists and h-index metrics
- **Citation Tracking**: Retrieve papers that cite a given work
- **Paper Details**: Get full metadata, citations-per-year graphs, and public access info
- **BibTeX Export**: Generate citation entries in BibTeX format
- **Bulk Search**: Batch search multiple queries with automatic rate limiting
- **Rate Limiting**: Built-in delays between requests to avoid being blocked
- **Proxy Support**: Optional proxy configuration (free, single, or ScraperAPI)

## Installation

### Requirements
- `Python 3.11` or later
- Dependencies: `mcp[cli]>=1.4.0`, `scholarly>=1.7.11`, `pydantic>=2.0` (see [pyproject.toml](./pyproject.toml)) 
  - project uses `uv` for dependency management

### Install it from PyPI

```bash
pip install google-scholar-search-mcp
```

### Build from Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/LWaetzig/google-scholar-search-mcp.git
cd google-scholar-search-mcp
pip install -e .
```

**Note:** This server uses the [scholarly](https://scholarly.readthedocs.io/) library to access Google Scholar. Respect Google's Terms of Service and use rate limiting appropriately to avoid being blocked.

## Configuration

Configure the MCP server via environment variables:

| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `GS_MIN_DELAY` | `5.0` | Minimum seconds between requests |
| `GS_MAX_DELAY`…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- research.academic (1, declared)
- dev.package-management (0.825, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/google-scholar-search-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:24:32.353Z)

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