# semantic-scholar-mcp-server

> semantic-scholar-mcp-server — smaboundless-semanticscholar-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve academic papers, authors, and citations to conduct research or gather information. It solves problems related to accessing and exploring large volumes of academic data, providing valuable insights and connections. The tool takes search queries as input and returns relevant papers, authors, and full-text snippets as output, making it ideal for researchers, students, and academics.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/smaboundless-semanticscholar-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/smaboundless-semanticscholar-mcp-server

## Description

Provides tools to search, retrieve, and explore over 200M academic papers, authors, citations, and full-text snippets via the Semantic Scholar API.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/zlkgyiyoj2)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/SMABoundless/semanticscholar-mcp-server>

## 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": "smaboundless-semanticscholar-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/smaboundless-semanticscholar-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/smaboundless-semanticscholar-mcp-server/pull`

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