Scholar MCP (liyux3)

Find the paper. Follow the evidence. Build the field. Scholar MCP turns a research question into a connected body of evidence. It recovers papers from vague descriptions, reaches the work one hop beyond search, opens the primary text, maps the lineage, and carries the selected field into a library that grows with every session. Its 8 documented tools cover paper, papers.

People who work with paper and papers and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-15 · ★ 3 · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Scholar MCP (liyux3)

Claude Code

claude mcp add liyux3-scholar-mcp -- uvx scholar-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "liyux3-scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

pypi package scholar-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.Liyux3 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Scholar MCP (liyux3) can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 8 documented tools spanning paper, papers, including search_papers, paper_info, recommend_papers, search_authors.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Scholar MCP (liyux3) lets an agent do.

read & search

3 tools - e.g. Multi-source retrieval, filters, reranking, and citation discovery; Author profiles, affiliations, paper counts, and h-index; Temporarily fetch and read a complete paper in one call

search_papers · search_authors · read_paper

Paper

2 tools - e.g. Paper detail, citations, and references through one selective call; Collections, FTS search, notes, tags, PDFs, and Markdown vault export

paper_info · paper_library

Recommend

1 tool - e.g. Related work through semantic and citation connections

recommend_papers

Download

1 tool - e.g. Persist a PDF and index it in a collection

download_paper

Build

1 tool - e.g. Bounded citation graph with PageRank, bridges, nodes, edges, and Mermaid

build_paper_graph

Latest releases

v0.8.4 · 2026-09-05

Tool descriptions now state when to use each tool versus its siblings, what each call touches (live APIs, disk writes, permanence), and how failures surface. No behavioral changes. Adds glama.json.

v0.8.3 · 2026-09-05

Fixes the MCP Registry namespace (io.github.Liyux3/scholar-mcp) so the registry publish step succeeds, and expands PyPI metadata. No functional changes since 0.8.2.

v0.8.2 · 2026-09-05

Stabilize flaky API client tests · New Contributors · @Liyux3 made their first contribution in

04 · Who maintains Scholar MCP (liyux3)

Scholar MCP is maintained by liyux3. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/liyux3/scholar-mcp
category: other - actively maintained as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-05)
registry: io.github.Liyux3/scholar-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-05 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:scholar-mcp

06 · Scholar MCP (liyux3) FAQ

Is Scholar MCP (liyux3) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-15 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Scholar MCP (liyux3) do?

An agent gets 8 documented tools spanning paper, papers, including search_papers, paper_info, recommend_papers, search_authors.

How do I install Scholar MCP (liyux3)?

Run `uvx scholar-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Scholar MCP (liyux3) run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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