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Fail-closed academic research server: search, full text, citations across open scholarly APIs.
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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lalwanipalash-trove-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"trove-mcp@0.1.11"
],
"env": {
"TROVE_CONTACT_EMAIL": "",
"UNPAYWALL_EMAIL": "",
"TROVE_DB_PATH": "",
"SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "YOUR_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY",
"CORE_API_KEY": "YOUR_CORE_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
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Environment
| Name | Required | Notes |
|---|
| TROVE_CONTACT_EMAIL | No | Contact email for polite OpenAlex usage |
| UNPAYWALL_EMAIL | No | Email required to enable Unpaywall open-access lookup |
| TROVE_DB_PATH | No | Path to the local SQLite cache and citation-snapshot database |
| SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY | No | Needed for reliable find_similar_papers Secret. |
| CORE_API_KEY | No | Improves CORE full-text throughput Secret. |
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Fail-closed academic research server: search, full text, citations across open scholarly APIs.
FAQ
- What is Trove?
- Fail-closed academic research server: search, full text, citations across open scholarly APIs.
- How do I install Trove?
- Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.
- Is Trove official?
- No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.
- How is the trust score calculated?
- This listing scores 55 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.
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