Scholar MCP
mcpkey · packageFastMCP server for scholarly papers, patents, books and standards with docling PDF conversion
run it
on your own machines, one way per deploy method# once, as root:
# as_mcp DIR COMMAND...: runs COMMAND as the mcp user in DIR, its home, sandboxed as the
# units are: a package's install scripts can write to DIR only, as the server later can
as_mcp() {
local dir="$1"; shift
systemd-run --quiet --wait --pipe --collect --uid=mcp --gid=mcp \
-p WorkingDirectory="$dir" -p Environment=HOME="$dir" -p ReadWritePaths="$dir" \
-p NoNewPrivileges=true -p ProtectSystem=strict -p ProtectHome=true -p PrivateTmp=true \
-- "$@" </dev/null
}
install -d -m 0750 -o mcp -g mcp /var/lib/mcp/scholar
# scholar: its packages, installed whole before its unit starts (no session installs)
systemctl stop mcp-my-agent-scholar.service 2>/dev/null || true
as_mcp /var/lib/mcp/scholar uv tool install pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0
as_mcp /var/lib/mcp/scholar uv tool install mcp-proxy
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# scholar (io.github.pvliesdonk/scholar-mcp), recipe baremetal (generated).
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent"; started by mcp-my-agent-scholar.service.
set -euo pipefail
export HOST=127.0.0.1 PORT=8101
exec uvx mcp-proxy --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8101 --pass-environment -- uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0
[Unit]
Description=MCP server scholar (toolset my-agent), generated by Hub
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=mcp
Group=mcp
EnvironmentFile=/etc/mcp/my-agent.env
Environment=HOME=/var/lib/mcp/scholar
WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/mcp/scholar
ExecStart=/opt/mcp/my-agent/bin/scholar.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
NoNewPrivileges=true
ProtectSystem=strict
ProtectHome=true
PrivateTmp=true
ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/mcp/scholar
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
docker run --rm -p 127.0.0.1:8101:8000 -e SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL -e SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW -e SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY -e SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME -e SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION -e SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA -e SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS -e FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL -e FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING -e SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN -e SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY -e SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY -e SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL -e SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL -e SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY -e SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL -e SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR -e SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL -e SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY -e SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET -e SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY -e SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S -e SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S -e SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim sh -c 'uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0'
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T19:18:00+00:00).
# Each package server runs behind a stdio->HTTP bridge and listens on localhost only.
# cp .env.example .env # fill the ${VAR}s
# docker compose up -d && bash smoke.sh
# Remote servers are not here: clients reach them directly (see clients/).
name: mcp-my-agent
services:
scholar:
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
command:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0
ports:
- 127.0.0.1:8101:8000
volumes:
- uv-cache:/root/.cache/uv
healthcheck:
test:
- CMD
- python3
- -c
- import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/status')
interval: 30s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
start_period: 2m
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL}
SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW}
SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY}
SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME}
SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION}
SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA}
SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS}
FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL: ${FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL}
FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING: ${FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING}
SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN}
SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY}
SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY}
SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL}
SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL}
SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY}
SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL}
SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR}
SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL}
SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY}
SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET}
SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY}
SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S}
SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S}
SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT: ${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT}
volumes:
npm-cache: {}
uv-cache: {}
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T19:18:00+00:00).
# kubectl create namespace mcp
# kubectl -n mcp create secret generic mcp-credentials --from-env-file=.env
# kubectl apply -f kubernetes.yaml
# Services are cluster-internal: <name>.mcp.svc.cluster.local:8000/mcp. Put an ingress
# with auth in front before exposing any of them.
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
name: mcp
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: scholar
namespace: mcp
labels: &id001
app: scholar
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels: *id001
template:
metadata:
labels: *id001
spec:
containers:
- name: scholar
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
name: http
env:
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS
- name: FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL
- name: FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING
- name: SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT
args:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /status
port: http
initialDelaySeconds: 10
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: scholar
namespace: mcp
spec:
selector:
app: scholar
ports:
- port: 8000
targetPort: http
name: http
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T19:18:00+00:00).
# Credentials come from the Secret 'mcp-credentials' (kubectl create secret generic ... --from-env-file=.env).
# Each server under `servers` is one Deployment + Service; the keys after it configure
# upstream charts a worker verified.
servers:
scholar:
enabled: true
replicas: 1
port: 8000
path: /mcp
container:
name: scholar
image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
name: http
env:
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS
- name: FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL
- name: FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING
- name: SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S
- name: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: mcp-credentials
key: SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT
args:
- sh
- -c
- uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /status
port: http
initialDelaySeconds: 10
# helm install my-agent helm/my-agent -n mcp
in the cloud
one click: the provider's deploy form opens filled in, in your own account- koyeb
-
The form opens with CHANGE_ME for each value you supply: SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL, SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW, SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY, SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME, SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION, SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA, SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS, FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL, FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING, SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN, SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY, SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY, SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL, SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL, SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY, SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL, SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR, SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL, SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY, SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET, SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY, SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S, SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S, SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT. Fill them in before you deploy.
Clients connect to the service's https://…koyeb.app address plus /mcp.
- azure
-
A Container Apps environment with one app per server, each with HTTPS ingress and one replica. The portal asks for each value you supply as a secure parameter; the deployment's outputs list the endpoints.
connect to it
copy what your client needsuvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0 # env: SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL, SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW, SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY, SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME, SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION, SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA, SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS, FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL, FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING, SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN, SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY, SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY, SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL, SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL, SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY, SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL, SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR, SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL, SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY, SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET, SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY, SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S, SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S, SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT
{
"mcpServers": {
"scholar": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0"
],
"env": {
"SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS}",
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "${FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL}",
"FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING": "${FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING}",
"SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN": "${SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT}"
}
}
}
}
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Registers every server with Claude Code (run once; `claude mcp list` to check).
set -euo pipefail
set -a; [ -f .env ] && source .env; set +a
claude mcp add scholar -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL=${SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW=${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY=${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME=${SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION=${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA=${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS=${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS}" -e "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL=${FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL}" -e "FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING=${FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING}" -e "SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN=${SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY=${SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY=${SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL=${SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL=${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY=${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL=${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR=${SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL=${SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY=${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET=${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY=${SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S=${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S=${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S}" -e "SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT=${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT}" -- uvx pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0
{
"mcpServers": {
"scholar": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0"
],
"env": {
"SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS}",
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "${FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL}",
"FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING": "${FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING}",
"SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN": "${SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT}"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"scholar": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"pvliesdonk-scholar-mcp==2.0.0"
],
"env": {
"SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_KV_STORE_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_TOOLS_DENY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_SERVER_NAME}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS}",
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "${FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL}",
"FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING": "${FASTMCP_ENABLE_RICH_LOGGING}",
"SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN": "${SCHOLAR_GITHUB_TOKEN}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_READ_ONLY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_S2_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_DOCLING_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_URL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_VLM_MODEL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_CACHE_DIR}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_CONTACT_EMAIL}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_EPO_CONSUMER_SECRET}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_SOFT_DEADLINE_S}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_RESULT_TTL_S}",
"SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT": "${SCHOLAR_MCP_JOBS_MAX_PER_SUBJECT}"
}
}
}
}
name: my-agent target: local servers: - hub: io.github.pvliesdonk/scholar-mcp
- not probed yet: tools unpinned, ingest lists them