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semantic scholar mcp for Cursor

io.github.mrfentmen/semantic-scholar-mcp

Search academic papers and read citations from Semantic Scholar. No key required.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install semantic scholar mcp in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "semantic-scholar-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

semantic scholar mcp in other clients

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