research-mcp

An MCP server for academic literature research that integrates Scopus, CrossRef, OpenAlex, and Unpaywall to search documents, get abstracts, author profiles, citing papers, and open-access PDF links.

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// key findings

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No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

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You'll be asked for 1 credential: SCOPUS_API_KEY

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configUNPAYWALL_EMAIL— "": "you@example.com"

🔐 secretSCOPUS_API_KEY— 1a2b3c4d5e6f...). This is your . You can return to the

// full audit trail

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

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commit: 3f8a0cbe2f232dc174b2fc8e959e2b02a6378277

code hash: 4b52fb23ba1ea8079a34c41547cb65c9fa76777d97abbd119264577d89b2f1e3

verified: 7/1/2026, 10:02:16 AM

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