# semantic-scholar-mcp

> semantic-scholar-mcp — mhiqrambg-semantic-scholar-mcp. Use this tool when you need to access academic paper data, author information, and citations through the Semantic Scholar API. It solves problems related to research paper discovery, author profiling, and citation analysis by providing 14 tools for tasks such as paper search, recommendations, and dataset retrieval. The tool accepts input through stdio and streamable-http/Docker interfaces, making it suitable for use cases involving bulk data processing and integration with other applications.

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

## Description

MCP server for Semantic Scholar API with 14 tools: paper search (relevance + bulk), authors, citations, recommendations & datasets. Supports stdio and streamable-http/Docker.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/mhiqrambg/semantic-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": "mhiqrambg-semantic-scholar-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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