# Semantic Scholar
> Search academic papers, citations, authors, and recommendations from the Semantic Scholar corpus.

## Website
https://www.semanticscholar.org

## Portal
https://semantic-scholar.on.xpay.sh

## MCP Servers

### Semantic Scholar
Search academic papers, citations, authors, and recommendations
URL: https://semantic-scholar.mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_XPAY_KEY
Tools:
- papers-search-basic: Search for academic papers with a simple query. ($0.01/call)
- paper-search-advanced: Search for academic papers with advanced filtering options ($0.01/call)
- search-paper-title: Find a paper by closest title match ($0.01/call)
- get-paper-abstract: Get detailed information about a specific paper including its abstract ($0.01/call)
- papers-citations: Get papers that cite a specific paper ($0.01/call)
- papers-references: Get papers cited by a specific paper ($0.01/call)
- authors-search: Search for authors by name or affiliation ($0.01/call)
- authors-papers: Get papers written by a specific author ($0.01/call)
- papers-batch: Look up multiple papers by their IDs ($0.01/call)
- search-arxiv: Search for papers on arXiv using their API ($0.01/call)
- download-full-paper-arxiv: Download full-text PDF of an arXiv paper and extract text content (memory only) ($0.01/call)
- analysis-citation-network: Analyze the citation network for a specific paper ($0.01/call)

## Get Started
1. Get an API key at https://semantic-scholar.on.xpay.sh/account/keys
2. Add the MCP server URL to your client config (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf)
3. Pay per tool call from your XPay wallet

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