# AI Research Assistant

The server provides immediate access to millions of academic papers through Semantic Scholar and arXiv, enabling AI-powered research with comprehensive search, citation analysis, and full-text PDF ex…

## Quick Start

```bash
# Connect this server (installs CLI if needed)
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest mcp add hamid-vakilzadeh/mcpsemanticscholar

# Browse available tools
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool list hamid-vakilzadeh/mcpsemanticscholar

# Get full schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get hamid-vakilzadeh/mcpsemanticscholar papers-search-basic

# Call a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool call hamid-vakilzadeh/mcpsemanticscholar papers-search-basic '{}'
```

## Direct MCP Connection

Endpoint: `https://mcpsemanticscholar--hamid-vakilzadeh.run.tools`

**Optional config:**
- `debug` (query) — Enable debug logging for troubleshooting
- `WILEY_TDM_CLIENT_TOKEN` (query) — Your Wiley TDM Client Token for downloading papers
- `SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY` (query) — Your Semantic Scholar API key

## Tools (12)

- `papers-search-basic` — Search for academic papers with a simple query.
- `paper-search-advanced` — Search for academic papers with advanced filtering options
- `search-paper-title` — Find a paper by closest title match
- `get-paper-abstract` — Get detailed information about a specific paper including its abstract
- `papers-citations` — Get papers that cite a specific paper
- `papers-references` — Get papers cited by a specific paper
- `authors-search` — Search for authors by name or affiliation
- `authors-papers` — Get papers written by a specific author
- `papers-batch` — Look up multiple papers by their IDs
- `search-arxiv` — Search for papers on arXiv using their API
- `download-full-paper-arxiv` — Download full-text PDF of an arXiv paper and extract text content (memory only)
- `analysis-citation-network` — Analyze the citation network for a specific paper

```bash
# Get full input/output schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get hamid-vakilzadeh/mcpsemanticscholar <tool-name>
```

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Source: https://github.com/hamid-vakilzadeh/AIRA-SemanticScholar