search_papers
Pack: semanticscholar · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp
Search 200M+ academic papers on Semantic Scholar by keyword. Returns titles, authors, year, venue, citation counts, DOI, and open-access PDF links. Optionally filter by year range and field of study. Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Search query, e.g. “transformer attention mechanism” or “CRISPR gene editing”. |
limit | number | no | Max results to return (default 10, max 25). |
year | string | no | Filter by publication year or range, e.g. “2023” or “2020-2024”. |
fields_of_study | string | no | Filter by field of study, e.g. “Computer Science”, “Medicine”, “Biology”, “Physics”. |
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":"search_papers","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.