academic-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| GFW_PROXY | No | arXiv / search-engine fallback only. | |
| MINERU_TOKEN | No | MinerU cloud PDF→Markdown token (required for conversion). | |
| DOWNLOAD_PROXY | No | Publisher downloads and Scopus/OpenAlex search; empty = direct. | |
| ELSEVIER_API_KEY | No | Scopus search + ScienceDirect download. | |
| OPENALEX_API_KEY | No | OpenAlex search + citation chains. | |
| ACADEMIC_DATA_DIR | No | Library root: project memory JSON, pdfs/, texts/, search_cache/, telemetry/. Defaults to <MCP_HOME>/data. | <MCP_HOME>/data |
| ACADEMIC_MCP_HOST | No | Listen address. | 127.0.0.1 |
| ACADEMIC_MCP_PORT | No | Listen port. | 8790 |
| ACADEMIC_DOC_CACHE | No | Local conversion cache. | ~/.cache/academic-mcp/doc-read |
| ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN | No | Optional subscription-institution token. Leave empty unless your library requires it. |
Instructions
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Capabilities
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
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No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
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No resources | |
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