get_author
Pack: semanticscholar · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp
Search for academic authors by name on Semantic Scholar. Returns up to 5 matches with affiliations, paper count, total citation count, h-index, and profile URL. Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | yes | Author name to search for, e.g. “Yoshua Bengio”. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_author","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"semanticscholar": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.