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ScholarFetch

by laibniz · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v0.2.1 · published by GitHub user laibniz

Multi-engine scholarly research server for search, traversal, full text, and reading lists.

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12 tools: 1 can delete or cancel things, 7 change things and 4 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http scholarfetch https://laibniz-scholarfetch-web.hf.space/mcp/

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

12 tools

Deletes or cancels 1Claude Code: deny
  • scholarfetch_saved_removeRemove one paper from a named in-memory reading list by DOI or exact title.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "scholarfetch_saved_remove" says "remove": a word for removing or ending something.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Remove one paper from a named in-memory reading list by DOI or exact title.
Changes things 7Claude Code: ask
  • scholarfetch_author_candidatesDisambiguate a human author name into ranked identity candidates.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Disambiguate a human author name into ranked identity candidates. Use this before `scholarfetch_author_papers` when the name is ambiguous and you need a stable `candidate_index`. If you pass `engines`, it must include `openalex`.
  • scholarfetch_author_papersExpand one author into a deduplicated paper list.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Expand one author into a deduplicated paper list. This is the main author->paper traversal tool and supports research filters. Use `author_id` when you already know the exact author, or `author_name` plus `candidate_index` after `scholarfetch_author_candidates`. Supported comma-separated `filters`: year>=YYYY, year<=YYYY, year=YYYY, has:abstract, has:doi, has:pdf, venue:<text>, title:<text>, doi:<text>. If you pass `engines`, it must include `openalex`.
  • scholarfetch_referencesExpand a paper into its references.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Expand a paper into its references. Use with a DOI or with author_name + candidate_index + paper_index. This is the main edge-expansion tool for traversing the literature graph. If you pass `engines`, use a comma-separated subset of: elsevier, openalex, crossref, arxiv, europepmc, springer, semanticscholar.
  • scholarfetch_saved_addAdd one paper to a named in-memory reading list on the MCP server.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "scholarfetch_saved_add" says "add": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Add one paper to a named in-memory reading list on the MCP server. Best input is paper_json copied from another ScholarFetch tool result, but DOI, query+result_index, or author_name+candidate_index+paper_index also work. Reuse the same collection name across calls to keep one research session together.
  • scholarfetch_saved_clearClear all papers from a named in-memory reading list.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Clear all papers from a named in-memory reading list. Useful when restarting a research branch.
  • scholarfetch_saved_exportExport the current reading list as citations, abstracts, BibTeX, or an aggregated full-text corpus.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Export the current reading list as citations, abstracts, BibTeX, or an aggregated full-text corpus. Valid `format` values: citations, abstracts, bib, fulltext. Valid `style` values when `format=citations`: harvard, apa, ieee. Use `include_references=true` with `format=fulltext` when you want a richer downstream synthesis corpus.
Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
  • scholarfetch_abstractRead the best abstract available for a paper.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "read": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Read the best abstract available for a paper. Use with a DOI or with author_name + candidate_index + paper_index after author_papers. If you pass `engines`, use a comma-separated subset of: elsevier, openalex, crossref, arxiv, europepmc, springer, semanticscholar.
  • scholarfetch_article_textRead full paper text when machine-readable content is recoverable.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "read": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Read full paper text when machine-readable content is recoverable. Use with a DOI or with author_name + candidate_index + paper_index. Uses Elsevier first, then open-access fallbacks such as Springer OA, Europe PMC, arXiv PDF, and generic PDF URLs when text is recoverable. If you pass `engines`, use a comma-separated subset of: elsevier, openalex, crossref, arxiv, europepmc, springer, semanticscholar.
  • scholarfetch_doi_lookupEnrich one known DOI with metadata, reading links, and full-text availability signals.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "scholarfetch_doi_lookup" says "lookup": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Enrich one known DOI with metadata, reading links, and full-text availability signals. If you pass `engines`, use a comma-separated subset of: elsevier, openalex, crossref, arxiv, europepmc, springer, semanticscholar.
  • scholarfetch_saved_listList all papers currently saved in a named in-memory reading list.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "scholarfetch_saved_list" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List all papers currently saved in a named in-memory reading list. Use this to inspect the working set before exporting or removing items.

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 0.2.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http scholarfetch https://laibniz-scholarfetch-web.hf.space/mcp/

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_doi_lookup",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_abstract",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_article_text",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_saved_list"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_search",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_author_candidates",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_author_papers",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_references",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_saved_add",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_saved_clear",
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_saved_export"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__scholarfetch__scholarfetch_saved_remove"
    ]
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as scholarfetch. Review it before you use it.