# Semanticscholar Universal MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access and integrate Semanticscholar's tools and services into your applications through a unified API, solving problems of fragmented interfaces and inconsistent data formats. It provides a standardized interface for interacting with various services, accepting API requests as input and returning relevant data as output. Ideal for use cases requiring seamless integration with Semanticscholar's ecosystem, such as research data retrieval and analysis.

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

## Description

Provides a standardized interface for interacting with Semanticscholar's tools and services through a unified API.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/zgmv41pgkh)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/universal-mcp/semanticscholar>

## 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": "universal-mcp-semanticscholar"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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