io.github.SMABoundless/semanticscholar
semanticscholar-mcp-server
Search 200M+ papers, authors, citations, and recommendations via Semantic Scholar
alive probed 2026-10-14
16tools
9.3ktokens in Claude Opus 5.5
9.5ktokens in Claude Code
4.7 %of a 200k context window
5.3ko200k_base estimate
380 msto initialize
16 msto list tools
- Run it
- npx -y semanticscholar-mcp-server@1.0.0 (stdio, probed in a container with the network off)
- Host
- npmjs.com
- Reports itself as
- semanticscholar-mcp-server 1.0.0
- Capabilities
- tools
- Instructions
- none
- Claude count
- Claude Opus 5.5, measured 2026-10-14. Counted again when the tool definitions change. Method.
- Repository
- https://github.com/SMABoundless/semanticscholar-mcp-server.git
- Registry
- active, updated 2026-07-04 · registry entry
- Reachable
- 1 of the last 1 probe
Most expensive tools
| Tool | Tokens (o200k) | Share of this server |
|---|---|---|
| paper_search | 584 | 11 % |
| paper_search_bulk | 461 | 9 % |
| recommendations_from_lists | 444 | 8 % |
| recommendations_for_paper | 387 | 7 % |
| paper_citations | 357 | 7 % |
Badge and feed
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