MCP Server

SciTeX Scholar ships scholar-specific MCP tools that register into the unified scitex serve server. An AI agent with MCP access can search papers, enrich BibTeX, download PDFs, and overlay semantic highlights — all autonomously.

Installation

pip install scitex-scholar[mcp]

Starting the Server

Use the unified scitex server (recommended):

scitex serve                                # stdio (Claude Desktop, Cursor)
scitex serve -t sse --port 8085             # SSE (remote via SSH)
scitex serve -t http --port 8085            # HTTP (streamable)

The deprecated standalone server still works:

scitex-scholar mcp

MCP Client Configuration

Add to your MCP client configuration (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scitex": {
      "command": "scitex",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}

Available Scholar Tools

tool	purpose
`scholar_search_papers`	Search local library or external sources (CrossRef, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, arXiv, OpenAlex).
`scholar_resolve_dois`	Resolve DOIs from titles (resumable for large batches).
`scholar_enrich_bibtex`	Enrich a BibTeX file with abstracts, citation counts, and impact factors.
`scholar_download_pdf`	Download a single PDF via OpenURL + publisher.
`scholar_download_pdfs_batch`	Batch PDF download with resume and concurrency control.
`scholar_get_library_status`	Report counts, last-modified times, missing PDFs in a project.
`scholar_parse_bibtex`	Parse a BibTeX file into structured paper records.
`scholar_validate_pdfs`	Validate downloaded PDFs for integrity and relevance.
`scholar_resolve_openurls`	Resolve institutional OpenURL links for a batch of DOIs.
`scholar_authenticate`	Start the interactive authentication flow (OpenAthens, etc.).
`scholar_check_auth_status`	Check whether a valid authenticated session exists.
`scholar_logout`	Clear authentication state.
`scholar_create_project`	Create a project in the scholar library.
`scholar_list_projects`	List all projects in the library.
`scholar_add_papers_to_project`	Attach existing papers to a project.
`scholar_export_papers`	Export a project to BibTeX, RIS, or other formats.
`scholar_parse_pdf_content`	Extract structured text content from a PDF.
`scholar_highlight_pdf`	Overlay semantic highlights on a PDF (claim / method / limitation / supportive / contradictive). See Semantic PDF Highlighting.

Handler Integration

Every handler is importable directly so any MCP server can register it:

from scitex_scholar._mcp.all_handlers import (
    search_papers_handler,
    resolve_dois_handler,
    enrich_bibtex_handler,
    download_pdfs_batch_handler,
    highlight_pdf_handler,
    # ... and the rest
)