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AI Scholarly Mode

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Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing Springer academic articles. Enables AI assistants to search scholarly publications, retrieve article data, and engage in research-focused conversations using Springer's API through specialized tools.

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About AI Scholarly Mode

AI Scholarly Mode is an MCP server published by adarshrkumar in the Developer Tools category: model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing Springer academic articles. Enables AI assistants to search scholarly publications, retrieve article data, and engage in research-focused conversations using Springer's API through specialized tools.

The repository has 1 stars and 0 forks, with the last commit 8 months ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/adarshrkumar/AI-Scholarly-Mode

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

Tools (4)

get_articles_listSearches Springer for articles matching a query. Parameters: `query` (required), `articles_per_page` (optional)

Parameters not published.

get_springer_article_dataRetrieves full article content by ID. Parameters: `id` (required)

Parameters not published.

scholarly-mode-startActivates scholarly mode, restricting AI to use only Springer search tools

Parameters not published.

scholarly-mode-stopDeactivates scholarly mode, returning AI to normal operation

Parameters not published.

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Security checks

Static checks derived from the repository 5 days ago. Heuristics on the source, not an audit.

  • ✓README presentThe repository ships documentation.
  • !License declaredNo license file. Legally you have no right to use it in a product.
  • !Tests presentNo tests found. Behaviour changes may go unnoticed between versions.
  • ✓Dependencies pinnedA lockfile pins dependency versions.
  • ✓No dynamic code executionSource scan found no eval, dynamic Function, or shell execution.
  • !Scoped permissionsDoesn't declare a permission scope. Assume it can do anything its process can.

README

AI-Scholarly-Mode

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server that enables AI assistants to operate in a specialized "scholarly mode," restricting them to exclusively use scholarly article search and retrieval tools powered by Springer Nature's Open Access API.

Overview

This MCP server allows users to engage in research-driven conversations with AI assistants (like Claude) while ensuring the AI only accesses peer-reviewed academic articles from Springer Nature's open access collection.

Features

  • Scholarly Mode Toggle - Enable/disable scholarly-only mode for AI conversations
  • Article Search - Search Springer Nature's open access collection with custom queries
  • Article Retrieval - Fetch full article content in structured JSON format (converted from JATS XML)
  • MCP Protocol - Seamless integration with Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/adarshrkumar/AI-Scholarly-Mode.git
cd AI-Scholarly-Mode

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Configuration

API Key Setup

You need a Springer Nature API key to use this server.

  1. Obtain an API key from Springer Nature Developer Portal

  2. Create a .env file in the project root:

    SPRINGER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage

Running the Server

# Production
npm start

# Development
npm run dev

MCP Client Configuration

Add this server to your MCP client configuration. For Claude Desktop, add to your config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholarly-mode": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/AI-Scholarly-Mode/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool Description
scholarly-mode-start Activates scholarly mode, restricting AI to use only Springer search tools
scholarly-mode-stop Deactivates scholarly mode, returning AI to normal operation
get_articles_list Searches Springer for articles matching a query. Parameters: query (required), articles_per_page (optional)
get_springer_article_data Retrieves full article content by ID. Parameters: id (required)

Tech Stack

  • TypeScript - Type-safe development
  • @modelcontextprotocol/sdk - MCP server framework
  • xml-js - JATS XML to JSON conversion
  • Zod - Schema validation
  • dotenv - Environment variable management

Project Structure

AI-Scholarly-Mode/
├── index.ts              # Main MCP server implementation
├── springer.ts           # Springer API integration
├── ConsoleManagement.ts  # Console output utilities
├── package.json          # Project configuration
├── tsconfig.json         # TypeScript configuration
└── dist/                 # Compiled output

Author

Created by adarshrkumar for Playlab.ai

License

ISC

README fetched from the repository 5 days ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About AI Scholarly Mode

How do I install AI Scholarly Mode?

No package has been published for this server, so install it from source: clone the repository and follow its README.

Is AI Scholarly Mode safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 53 out of 100 (fair). It passes 3 of the 6 static security checks run so far; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is AI Scholarly Mode still maintained?

The last commit was 8 months ago. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.