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mcp/adityak74/scholarly
MCP server by adityak74 · Audited 2026-10-06
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A MCP server to search for accurate academic articles.

Verdict
SAFE
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Exposed tools
1 1r · 0w · 0d
Transport
stdio
License
MIT
Stars
186
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

[](https://mseep.ai/app/adityak74-mcp-scholarly)

[](https://smithery.ai/server/mcp-scholarly)

A MCP server to search for accurate academic articles. More scholarly vendors will be added soon.

Search tools

  • search-arxiv — arXiv search (no key needed)
  • search-google-scholar — Google Scholar via the scholarly library (free proxy pool)
  • search-google-web — Google web search via the SerpBase API. Optional; only registered when SERPBASE_API_KEY is set. Get a key at https://serpbase.dev/dashboard/api-keys (free tier available).

Components

Tools

The server implements one tool:

  • search-arxiv: Search arxiv for articles related to the given keyword.
  • Takes "keyword" as required string arguments

Quickstart

Install

Claude Desktop

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Development/Unpublished Servers Configuration

"mcpServers": {
"mcp-scholarly": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/Users/adityakarnam/PycharmProjects/mcp-scholarly/mcp-scholarly",
"run",
"mcp-scholarly"
]
}
}

Published Servers Configuration

"mcpServers": {
"mcp-scholarly": {
"command": "uvx",
"ar
Read from source at commit e07c72a69449OBSERVED · 2026-10-06
02

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.

claude-code
claude mcp add mcp-scholarly --env SERPBASE_API_KEY=${SERPBASE_API_KEY} -- uvx mcp-scholarly
claude-desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-scholarly": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-scholarly"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SERPBASE_API_KEY": "${SERPBASE_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
03

Exposed tools (1)

1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.

ToolRiskDescription
search-google-scholarreadif not keyword:
04

Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codePASS
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
declared (1 observation(s))
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (0)

No findings outside the package's declared scope.

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-06 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha e07c72a69449full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/adityak74__scholarly.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
05

Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-06e07c72a69449SAFEB89first audit
06

Questions

What is the Scholarly MCP server?

A MCP server to search for accurate academic articles.

What tools does Scholarly expose?

1 in total: 1 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is Scholarly safe to connect to an agent?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.

What credentials does Scholarly need?

It reads SERPBASE_API_KEY from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.

How does Scholarly run?

It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on PyPI as mcp-scholarly.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (e07c72a69449), read on 2026-10-06. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

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