Schema | google-scholar-mcp

google-scholar-mcp

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`SERPAPI_KEY`	No	SerpAPI key for reliable fallback
`SCHOLAR_PROXY_URL`	No	Optional proxy URL
`SCHOLAR_CACHE_TTL_MS`	No	Cache time-to-live (ms)	3600000
`SCHOLAR_STORAGE_PATH`	No	Path to store downloaded papers	~/.google-scholar-mcp/papers
`SCHOLAR_CACHE_ENABLED`	No	Enable response caching	true
`SCHOLAR_ENABLE_JITTER`	No	Add random delays between requests	true
`SCHOLAR_JITTER_MAX_MS`	No	Maximum jitter delay in milliseconds	2000
`SCHOLAR_RATE_LIMIT_MS`	No	Rate limit between requests (ms)	3000
`SCHOLAR_ROTATE_USER_AGENT`	No	Rotate user agents to avoid detection	true
`SCHOLAR_USE_SERPAPI_FALLBACK`	No	Enable automatic SerpAPI fallback when blocked	false

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Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
search_publicationsB	Search Google Scholar for academic publications, papers, and research articles. Use this to find papers on topics, by authors, or within date ranges.
search_authorA	Search for academic researchers and their Google Scholar profiles. Find researchers by name, field, or institution.
get_author_profileA	Get detailed information about a specific Google Scholar author profile, including publications, citation metrics (h-index, i10-index), and coauthors.
get_citationsA	Get papers that cite a specific publication. Requires the cluster ID from the publication's "Cited by" link.
generate_bibtexA	Generate a BibTeX citation entry for a publication. Useful for creating properly formatted citations for LaTeX documents.
get_related_articlesB	Find articles related to a specific publication. Discover similar research papers and alternative perspectives.
get_all_versionsA	Get all versions/variants of a publication. Find preprints, published versions, and open access copies.
download_paperA	Download and store a paper locally for offline access. Saves paper metadata and PDF if available.
list_papersA	List all locally downloaded papers in your research library.
read_paperB	Read metadata and access a locally stored paper.
advanced_searchB	Perform an advanced search with full Google Scholar parameters: language, patents, review articles, and more.

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
`literature_review`	Generate a literature review search strategy
`find_expert`	Find an expert researcher in a field
`citation_analysis`	Analyze the impact and citations of a publication
`deep_paper_analysis`	Perform a comprehensive analysis of a research paper
`research_synthesis`	Synthesize research across multiple papers on a topic
`methodology_comparison`	Compare methodologies across papers in a research area

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
`about`	Information about this MCP server and its capabilities

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