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io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar

io.github.mlintangmz2765/scholar·v1.0.0·Documents & Spreadsheets
Quality Score
85
/100

Hardened Scholar MCP for deep academic research (Scopus, OpenAlex, Unpaywall) with PDF vision.

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (uvx)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<your-scopus_api_key>",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "<contact_email>",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "<your-scopus_inst_token>"
      }
    }
  }
}
§02  Environment variables
SCOPUS_API_KEY
requiredsecret

Your Elsevier Scopus API Key

CONTACT_EMAIL
required

Email for OpenAlex polite pool and Unpaywall identification

SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN
secret

Optional Elsevier Institutional Token

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
25
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
§04  Alternatives in Documents & Spreadsheets