MCP server

Semanticscholar

io.github.pipeworx-io/semanticscholar

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Semantic Scholar Academic Graph MCP.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

46

Token cost

About 27,138 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http semanticscholar https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.semanticscholar]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"semanticscholar":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"semanticscholar":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"semanticscholar":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add semanticscholar https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"semanticscholar","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"semanticscholar","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp"}

Tools

• get_author ~124 tokens
  Search for academic authors by name on Semantic Scholar. Returns up to 5 matches with affiliations, paper count, total citation count, h-index, and profile URL. Keyless.
• get_paper ~187 tokens
  Get full metadata for a single paper by ID. Accepts a Semantic Scholar paper ID, or a prefixed ID like "DOI:10.1145/3292500", "arXiv:2106.15928", or "CorpusId:215416146". Returns abstract, TLDR summary, authors, venue, citation/reference counts, fields of study, and open-access PDF. Keyless.
• get_paper_citations ~205 tokens
  Semantic Scholar cited-by lookup: list the papers that CITE a given paper (the works citing it), with their titles, authors, year, and citation counts. Use for "cited-by papers", "who cites this paper", "papers that cite X", forward citation tracing, and finding follow-up work. Keyless.
• search_papers ~319 tokens
  Search 200M+ academic papers on Semantic Scholar by keyword or exact title. Returns titles, authors, year, venue, CITATION COUNTS, DOI, and open-access PDF links. PREFER for "how many citations does <paper title> have", "citation count for <paper>", "how cited is <paper>" — search the title and read

Browse

• GitHub tools
• PDF tools
• GitHub and code hosting
• Research papers

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