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semantic scholar mcp for VS Code

io.github.mrfentmen/semantic-scholar-mcp

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

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install semantic scholar mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json 

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

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs

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