semantic-scholar-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY | No | API key for Semantic Scholar to get higher rate limits (optional). |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_paperB | Search for papers using Semantic Scholar. Use 'fields' parameter to customize returned data |
| get_paperB | Get detailed information about a specific paper. Use 'fields' parameter to customize returned data. |
| get_authorsB | Get authors information for a specific paper. Use 'fields' parameter to customize author data returned. |
| get_citationB | Get citation information in various formats. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Paper Fields Reference | Complete list of available fields for paper-related tools |
| Author Fields Reference | Complete list of available fields for author-related tools |
TDQS
Scored across 4 tools
Each tool targets a distinct aspect of scholarly data: searching papers, retrieving paper details, fetching author info, and obtaining citation formats. No overlap in functionality.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern (get_authors, get_citation, get_paper, search_paper) using lowercase snake_case, making them predictable.
Four tools cover the core operations for a semantic scholar client (search, detail, authors, citations) without being excessive or insufficient.
The set covers primary use cases but lacks tools for listing citations or references of a paper, which are common scholarly queries. Still, the essential workflows are supported.