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semantic scholar mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.mrfentmen/semantic-scholar-mcp

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

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install semantic scholar mcp in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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