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Scholar RAG MCP for Cursor

io.github.notwhiteblank/scholar-rag-mcp

Academic paper knowledge-base MCP server: PDF ingest, vector search with reranking, KB management.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Scholar RAG MCP in Cursor

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-rag-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-rag-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "<SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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