Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server

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A FastMCP server implementation for the Semantic Scholar API, providing comprehensive access to academic paper data, author information, and citation networks.

Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server is an open-source mcp server by zongmin-yu, written mainly in Python, with 166 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Mar 20, 2026. The latest PyPI release is semantic-scholar-fastmcp 0.1.2, published Mar 20, 2026, with 107 downloads last week.

Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 68e7b06. Seen able to connect to the internet. Scan policy

How to install Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server

Built from the start command in the project's README: uvx semantic-scholar-fastmcp. Check the README for required keys or settings.

Claude Code · Terminal
claude mcp add semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server -- uvx semantic-scholar-fastmcp
Claude Desktop · claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "semantic-scholar-fastmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Cursor · .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "semantic-scholar-fastmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
VS Code · Terminal
code --add-mcp '{"name":"semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server","command":"uvx","args":["semantic-scholar-fastmcp"]}'

What Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server can touch

  • Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
  • Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
  • Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
  • Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
  • Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
  • Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
  • Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
  • Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
  • Connect to the internetContacted pypi.org

"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 68e7b06, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.

Before you install Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server

AgenticMart scanned Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server 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

  1. Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
  2. Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
  • Maintained by zongmin-yu on GitHub, 166 stars and 25 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
  • Last code change: Mar 20, 2026.
  • Open-source license: MIT.

Tools Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server exposes (16)

Listed by the server itself during our scan of commit 68e7b06.

  • paper_relevance_search
  • paper_bulk_search
  • paper_title_search
  • paper_details
  • paper_batch_details
  • paper_authors
  • paper_citations
  • paper_references
  • paper_autocomplete
  • snippet_search
  • author_search
  • author_details
  • author_papers
  • author_batch_details
  • get_paper_recommendations_single
  • get_paper_recommendations_multi

Hosts it contacted while running

pypi.org

Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server is an open-source mcp server by zongmin-yu, written mainly in Python. A FastMCP server implementation for the Semantic Scholar API, providing comprehensive access to academic paper data, author information, and citation networks.

At a glance

Stars
166
Forks
25
Language
Python
License
MIT
Created
Dec 2024
Last update
Mar 20, 2026
Type
MCP Server
Price
Free

Topics

agentfastmcpllmmcpsemantic-scholar

Questions about Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server

What is Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server?

A FastMCP server implementation for the Semantic Scholar API, providing comprehensive access to academic paper data, author information, and citation networks.

Who maintains Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server?

Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server is maintained by zongmin-yu on GitHub (zongmin-yu/semantic-scholar-fastmcp-mcp-server). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.

Is Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server safe to use?

AgenticMart scanned Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server 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 Semantic Scholar Fastmcp MCP Server use?

It is published under the MIT license.

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