Google ScholarSAFE
A MCP Server for Google Scholar: 🔍 Enable AI assistants to search and access Google Scholar papers through a simple MCP interface.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
[](https://smithery.ai/server/@JackKuo666/google-scholar-mcp-server)
🔍 Enable AI assistants to search and access Google Scholar papers through a simple MCP interface.
The Google Scholar MCP Server provides a bridge between AI assistants and Google Scholar through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows AI models to search for academic papers and access their content in a programmatic way.
✨ Core Features
- 🔎 Paper Search: Query Google Scholar papers with custom search strings or advanced search parameters ✅
- 🚀 Efficient Retrieval: Fast access to paper metadata ✅
- 👤 Author Information: Retrieve detailed information about authors ✅
- 📊 Research Support: Facilitate academic research and analysis ✅
🚀 Quick Start
Installing Manually
Installing via Smithery
To install google-scholar Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
claude
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/google-scholar-mcp-server --client claude --config "{}"Cursor
Paste the following into Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new server:
- Mac/Linux
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest run @JackKuo666/google-scholar-mcp-server --client cursor --config "{}" Windsurf
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/google-scholar-mcp-server --client windsurf --config "{}"CLine
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @JackKuo666/google-scholar-mcp-server --client cline --config "{}"- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/JackKuo666/google-scholar-MCP-Server.git cd google-scholar-MCP-Server
- Install the required dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
For development:
# Clone and set up development environment git clone https://github.com/JackKuo666/Google-Scholar
36c590b7e0efOBSERVED · 2026-10-02Connect
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.
claude mcp add mcp-server-google-scholar -- uvx mcp-server-google-scholar
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-google-scholar": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-google-scholar"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (3)
3 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
get_author_info | read | logging.info(f |
search_google_scholar_advanced | read | logging.info(f |
search_google_scholar_key_words | read | logging.info(f |
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.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | WARN |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- declared (2 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (3)
google_scholar_web_search.cpython-310.pyc
requests, bs4, mcp, scholarly
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass, no_license.
36c590b7e0effull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/jackkuo666__google-scholar.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 36c590b7e0ef | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Google Scholar MCP server?
A MCP Server for Google Scholar: 🔍 Enable AI assistants to search and access Google Scholar papers through a simple MCP interface.
What tools does Google Scholar expose?
3 in total: 3 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Google Scholar 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 Google Scholar need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (36c590b7e0ef), read on 2026-10-02. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.