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Semantic Scholar MCP Server

io.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp v1.5.5
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MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.

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Install connect locally via stdio

Run in your terminal 
claude mcp add semantic-scholar-mcp -- uvx s2-mcp-server
Add to claude_desktop_config.json 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Add to .vscode/mcp.json 
{
  "servers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Add to cline_mcp_settings.json 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "s2-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Packages

pypi s2-mcp-server@1.5.5

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