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academic research mcp server for Zed

io.github.thenextgennexus/academic-research-mcp-server

Search arXiv, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia for academic papers and knowledge

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install academic research mcp server in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "academic-research-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@thenextgennexus/academic-research-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "<APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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