Is Semantic Scholar MCP Server safe?
Yes, with the usual care.
Safe to use. Minor gaps such as a missing repository or slower maintenance.
No critical or high findings in the latest scan.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-20 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
no findings
- Code scan12 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancelast push 6 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 83/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
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