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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.

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scholar MCP Server

Name: scholar MCP Server
Author: mlintangmz2765

Hardened Scholar MCP for deep academic research (Scopus, OpenAlex, Unpaywall) with PDF vision.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mlintangmz2765-scholar-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "scholar-academic-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY",
        "CONTACT_EMAIL": "",
        "SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN": "YOUR_SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Name	Required	Notes
SCOPUS_API_KEY	Yes	Your Elsevier Scopus API Key Secret.
CONTACT_EMAIL	Yes	Email for OpenAlex polite pool and Unpaywall identification
SCOPUS_INST_TOKEN	No	Optional Elsevier Institutional Token Secret.

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