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
Cursor
Paste the following into Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new server:
- Mac/Linux
Windsurf
CLine
1. Clone the repository:
2. Install the required dependencies:
For development:
📊 Usage
Start the MCP server:
Once the server is running, you can use the provided MCP tools in your AI assistant or application. Here are some examples of how to use the tools:
Example 1: Search for papers using keywords
Example 2: Perform an advanced search
Example 3: Get author information
These examples demonstrate how to use the three main tools provided by the Google Scholar MCP Server. Adjust the parameters as needed for your specific use case.
Usage with Claude Desktop
Add this configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json:
(Mac OS)
(Windows version):
Using with Cline
🛠 MCP Tools
The Google Scholar MCP Server provides the following tools:
search_google_scholar_key_words
Search for articles on Google Scholar using key words.
**Parameters:**
- query (str): Search query string
- num_results (int, optional): Number of results to return (default: 5)
**Returns:** List of dictionaries containing article information
search_google_scholar_advanced
Perform an advanced search for articles on Google Scholar.
**Parameters:**
- query (str): General search query
- author (str, optional): Author name
- year_range (tuple, optional): Tuple containing (start_year, end_year)
- num_results (int, optional): Number of results to return (default: 5)
**Returns:** List of dictionaries containing article information
get_author_info
Get detailed information about an author from Google Scholar.
**Parameters:**
- author_name (str): Name of the author to search for
**Returns:** Dictionary containing author information