semanticscholar for Claude Desktop
io.github.smaboundless/semanticscholar
Search 200M+ papers, authors, citations, and recommendations via Semantic Scholar
client:Claude Desktop
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install semanticscholar in Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"semanticscholar": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"semanticscholar-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<SEMANTICSCHOLAR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs