Academic literature search, citation graphs, and PDF conversion via Semantic Scholar.
io.github.pvliesdonk/scholar-mcp
https://github.com/pvliesdonk/scholar-mcp
STDIO
No auth required
How models use it and what it is built for.
Academic literature search, citation graphs, and PDF conversion via Semantic Scholar.
Hosted endpoint — paste into any MCP client.
Configuration this server reads at startup.
Set to 'false' to enable write tools (default: true)
Static bearer token for authentication (optional)
Set to 'false' to enable write tools (default: true)
Static bearer token for authentication (optional)
Public base URL of this server, required for OIDC (e.g. https://mcp.example.com)
OIDC discovery endpoint URL (e.g. https://auth.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration)
OIDC client ID
OIDC client secret
JWT signing key — required on Linux/Docker to survive restarts (generate with: openssl rand -hex 32)
Where to find authoritative docs and source for Scholar MCP Server.
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