# scholar-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and retrieve academic papers from multiple sources, explore citation graphs, and download relevant PDFs. It solves problems of information overload and tedious research by providing a streamlined interface for LLM agents to access and process academic content. The tool accepts research queries as input and returns relevant papers, citation graphs, and downloadable PDFs as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/liyux3-scholar-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/liyux3-scholar-mcp

## Description

Multi-source academic paper search, citation graph exploration, and PDF download as an MCP server, designed for LLM agents doing research.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.58
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/gup5h9elxn)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Liyux3/scholar-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "liyux3-scholar-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/liyux3-scholar-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/liyux3-scholar-mcp/pull`

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