Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk)

Scholarly papers, patents, books, standards and PDF conversion Documentation | Config wizard | PyPI | Docker. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-18 · ★ 2 · #192 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk)

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp -- uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pvliesdonk-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

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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 · container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license MIT - declared in the repository

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

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

03 · What Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk) can do

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

Latest releases

v2.0.0 · 2026-09-11

Scholar MCP moves to FastMCP 4 and adopts three majors of the shared server template it is generated from. Container operators have work to do: the image now serves on a fixed port 8000, and the shipped compose.yml no…

v1.10.0 · 2026-09-07

Scholar MCP 1.10 replaces its two separate background-task systems with one: · every tool whose work can run long now promotes to a background job on the · same schedule and is polled with a single new tool…

v1.9.1 · 2026-08-22

A maintenance release with no user-facing features or fixes: it carries the · project's fastmcp-server-template baseline forward from v2.3.0 to v5.6.2. · Nothing to act on beyond the OIDC and bare-CLI notes below.…

04 · Who maintains Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk)

Scholar MCP is maintained by pvliesdonk. We track 5 MCP servers from pvliesdonk - 5 actively maintained, 37 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from pvliesdonk.

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05 · Facts

repository: github.com/pvliesdonk/scholar-mcp
website: https://pvliesdonk.github.io/scholar-mcp/
category: other - ranked #192 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-11)
registry: io.github.pvliesdonk/scholar-mcp (active, first published 2026-04-04 · 13 versions)
packages: pypi:pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp · oci:ghcr.io/pvliesdonk/scholar-mcp:v2.0.0

06 · Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk) FAQ

What is Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk)?

Scholarly papers, patents, books, standards and PDF conversion Documentation | Config wizard | PyPI | Docker. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk)?

Run `uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Scholar MCP (pvliesdonk) 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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