Quick Start
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- Node.js
>=20 - npm
Install
Section titled “Install”Global install:
npm install -g scholar-mcpOne-off run without global install:
npx -y scholar-mcp --transport=stdioRun ScholarMCP
Section titled “Run ScholarMCP”Start in stdio mode (recommended for MCP clients):
scholar-mcp --transport=stdioStart in http mode:
scholar-mcp --transport=httpCheck HTTP health endpoint:
curl http://127.0.0.1:3000/healthFirst Useful Prompt
Section titled “First Useful Prompt”After attaching ScholarMCP to your MCP client:
Find 10 recent papers on retrieval-augmented generation and summarize methods and datasets.