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@thenextgennexus/academic-research-mcp-server

v1.0.1

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Search arXiv, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia for academic papers and knowledge

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Academic Research MCP Server

Search arXiv, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia for academic papers and knowledge — powered by nexgendata on Apify.

Quick Start

Using npx (recommended)

npx @nexgendata/academic-research-mcp-server

Install globally

npm install -g @nexgendata/academic-research-mcp-server

Configure with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
      "mcpServers": {
            "academic-research-mcp-server": {
                  "command": "npx",
                  "args": [
                        "-y",
                        "@nexgendata/academic-research-mcp-server"
                  ],
                  "env": {
                        "APIFY_TOKEN": "your-apify-token-optional"
                  }
            }
      }
}

Configure with Cline

Add the same configuration to your Cline MCP settings.

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_arxiv | Search arXiv for academic papers | | search_google_scholar | Search Google Scholar for academic papers | | search_wikipedia | Search Wikipedia for articles | | get_paper_metadata | Get detailed metadata for an academic paper | | get_citation_metrics | Get citation metrics for a paper or author |

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | APIFY_TOKEN | No | Your Apify API token for authenticated access. Without it, the server uses the public endpoint (rate-limited). |

How It Works

This MCP server acts as a local stdio bridge to the nexgendata Apify MCP endpoint. When you call a tool, it forwards the request to Apify and returns the results.

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License

MIT