by afrise
Academic Paper Search MCP Server for Claude Desktop integration. Allows Claude to access data from Semantic Scholar and Crossref.
# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/afrise/academic-search-mcp-serverA Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables searching and retrieving academic paper information from multiple sources.
The server provides LLMs with:
While primarily designed for integration with Anthropic's Claude Desktop client, the MCP specification allows for potential compatibility with other AI models and clients that support tool/function calling capabilities (e.g. OpenAI's API).
Note: This software is under active development. Features and functionality are subject to change.
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This server exposes the following tools:
search_papers: Search for academic papers across multiple sources
query (str): Search query textlimit (int, optional): Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)fetch_paper_details: Retrieve detailed information for a specific paper
paper_id (str): Paper identifier (DOI or Semantic Scholar ID)source (str, optional): Data source ("crossref" or "semantic_scholar", default: "crossref")search_by_topic: Search for papers by topic with optional date range filter
topic (str): Search query text (limited to 300 characters)year_start (int, optional): Start year for date rangeyear_end (int, optional): End year for date rangelimit (int, optional): Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)To install Academic Paper Search Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @afrise/academic-search-mcp-server --client claude
note this method is largely untested, as their server seems to be having trouble. you can follow the standalone instructions until smithery gets fixed.