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Scholar MCP vs Semantic Scholar MCP Server
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
Scholar MCP
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Federated academic search, citation traversal, persistent PDF download, and temporary reading.
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MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (83 and 83 out of 100).
| Scholar MCP | Semantic Scholar MCP Server | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B83/100 | B83/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 21 |
| Downloads / week | 118 | 310 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | 6 | 14 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-14 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |