ScholarMCP Documentation
MCP server for literature research workflows.
ScholarMCP lets your coding agent run real literature workflows directly from chat:
- Search papers across Google Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, and Semantic Scholar
- Ingest and parse full-text PDFs from DOI, URLs, or local files
- Extract claims, methods, datasets, and limitations from parsed documents
- Build references and validate manuscript citations
Start Here
Section titled “Start Here”- New users: /getting-started/quick-start/
- Agent setup (Claude/Codex/generic MCP): /getting-started/client-setup/
- Practical usage patterns: /guides/research-workflows/
- Full env/CLI reference: /reference/configuration/ and /reference/cli/