Claude Scholar MCP Server
by Galaxy-DawnSemi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development. Supports Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode across ideation, coding, experiments, writing, and publication.
Claude Scholar is an open-source mcp server by Galaxy-Dawn, written mainly in Python, with 5,956 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Oct 19, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit d394fb5. Seen able to run shell commands, read environment and secrets. Scan policy
What Claude Scholar can touch
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run shell commandsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit d394fb5, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Claude Scholar
AgenticMart scanned Claude Scholar on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.
Before you install
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by Galaxy-Dawn on GitHub, 5,956 stars and 466 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Oct 19, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Claude Scholar is an open-source mcp server by Galaxy-Dawn, written mainly in Python. Semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development. Supports Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode across ideation, coding, experiments, writing, and publication.
At a glance
- Stars
- 6k
- Forks
- 466
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Jan 2026
- Last update
- Oct 19, 2026
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Claude Scholar
What is Claude Scholar?
Semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development. Supports Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode across ideation, coding, experiments, writing, and publication.
Who maintains Claude Scholar?
Claude Scholar is maintained by Galaxy-Dawn on GitHub (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Claude Scholar safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Claude Scholar on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Claude Scholar use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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