# semanticscholar-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to search and analyze academic papers, authors, and citations, or when you require intelligent recommendations for research purposes. It solves problems related to finding relevant scholarly articles, understanding citation networks, and discovering new research authors and papers. The tool accepts search queries and author names as inputs and provides detailed paper information, citation analysis, and recommendations as outputs.

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

## Description

MCP server that provides Semantic Scholar academic search capabilities, including paper search, detail query, citation analysis, author search, and intelligent recommendations.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/dkuepmj1j9)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/xbghc/semanticscholar-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": "xbghc-semanticscholar-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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