MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Semantic Scholar API
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# 🎓 Semantic Scholar MCP Server [](https://smithery.ai/server/@JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server) This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Semantic Scholar API. It provides tools for searching papers, retrieving paper and author details, and fetching citations and references. ## ✨ Features - 🔍 Search for papers on Semantic Scholar - 📄 Retrieve detailed information about specific papers - 👤 Get author details - 🔗 Fetch citations and references for a paper ## 📋 Prerequisites - 🐍 Python 3.10+ - 📚 `semanticscholar` Python package - 🔧 `mcp` Python package (Model Context Protocol) ## 🚀 Installation ### Installing via Smithery To install semanticscholar Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server): #### claude ```sh npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client claude --config "{}" ``` #### Cursor Paste the following into Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new server: - Mac/Linux ```s npx -y @smithery/cli@latest run @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client cursor --config "{}" ``` #### Windsurf ```sh npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client windsurf --config "{}" ``` ### CLine ```sh npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/semanticscholar-mcp-server --client cline --config "{}" ``` 1. Clone this repository: ``` git clone https://github.com/JackKuo666/semanticscholar-MCP-Server.git cd semanticscholar-mcp-server ``` 2. Install the required packages: ``` pip install semanticscholar mcp ``` ## 🖥️ Usage 1. Start the Semantic Scholar MCP server: ``` python semantic_scholar_server.py ``` 2. The server will start and listen for MCP requests. 3. Use an MCP client to interact with the server and access the following …
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