
AI Agent for Scholarly MCP
Supercharge your academic research workflow with seamless integration to the Scholarly MCP server. Effortlessly search trusted academic articles, especially from arXiv, directly within your preferred interface. Accelerate research, enhance discovery, and stay ahead with reliable scholarly access.

Lightning-Fast Academic Article Search
Leverage the power of Scholarly MCP’s direct arXiv integration to find cutting-edge research in seconds. Instantly access the latest articles across disciplines and refine your academic projects with high-quality sources.
- ArXiv Article Search.
- Instantly search for scholarly articles on arXiv using keywords.
- Up-to-date Academic Content.
- Access the latest academic research and preprints, ensuring your work is always current.
- Single Tool Simplicity.
- No more switching platforms—manage all your academic searches from one interface.
- MCP Server Reliability.
- Benefit from robust and scalable MCP server architecture for seamless research.

Effortless Integration & Deployment
Set up Scholarly MCP in minutes—whether you’re using Claude Desktop, Docker, or Smithery. Enjoy streamlined installation and quick configuration for immediate productivity in your research processes.
- Multiple Deployment Options.
- Install with Smithery, Docker, or directly on Claude Desktop—choose the workflow that fits you.
- Easy Configuration.
- Comprehensive setup guides for fast and frictionless integration into your environment.
- Rapid Onboarding.
- Start searching and discovering research with minimal setup time.

Developer-Friendly & Debug-Ready
Enhance your development experience with built-in support for MCP Inspector, making it easy to debug and optimize research workflows. Build, test, and deploy with confidence.
- MCP Inspector Support.
- Debug and optimize with powerful tools designed specifically for MCP servers.
- Build & Distribute.
- Easily build and publish your server for various environments, including PyPI.
MCP INTEGRATION
Available Scholarly MCP Integration Tools
The following tools are available as part of the Scholarly MCP integration:
- search-arxiv
Search arXiv for academic articles related to the given keyword.
Effortless Academic Article Search with mcp-scholarly
Streamline your research workflow and find accurate academic articles instantly. Try mcp-scholarly today to access Arxiv and more scholarly sources, all from a single MCP server.
What is mcp-scholarly
mcp-scholarly is an open-source MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed to enable seamless searching of accurate academic articles and scholarly content. Developed as a bridge for AI assistants and applications, mcp-scholarly allows them to interface efficiently with scholarly databases and academic vendors. The project streamlines access to peer-reviewed publications and reliable academic sources, aiming to expand its compatibility with more scholarly vendors in the future. Its modular approach ensures researchers, developers, and AI systems can easily fetch academic information, thereby enhancing the quality of information retrieval for research and educational purposes.
Capabilities
What we can do with mcp-scholarly
With mcp-scholarly, users and AI applications can perform a range of academic research tasks efficiently by integrating with scholarly article databases. It enables retrieving and analyzing peer-reviewed articles, supports integration with multiple academic vendors, and is ideal for developers building research-driven applications or tools.
- Academic Article Search
- Retrieve accurate and up-to-date scholarly articles from trusted databases.
- Vendor Integration
- Seamlessly connect to multiple scholarly vendors for broader access.
- AI Assistant Bridge
- Enable AI systems to fetch, summarize, and analyze academic literature automatically.
- Research Automation
- Automate literature reviews and citation gathering for research projects.
- Open Source Customization
- Adapt and extend the server for specific use cases or additional scholarly sources.

How AI Agents Benefit from mcp-scholarly
AI agents leveraging mcp-scholarly can drastically improve the quality and reliability of information provided to users. By interfacing directly with academic sources, agents can access up-to-date, peer-reviewed content, automate literature reviews, and support advanced research workflows. This reduces information bias and ensures that AI-driven outputs are grounded in scholarly evidence.