// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

SCHOLARMCP TOOLS

10 tools from the ScholarMCP MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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// ALL 10 SCHOLARMCP TOOLS
READ 9 tools
Read build_reference_list Generate CSL-formatted bibliography and BibTeX entries from manuscript context or explicit works. Read extract_granular_paper_details Extract claims, methods, limitations, datasets, metrics, and section-aware summaries from a parsed document. Read get_author_info Retrieve a Google Scholar author profile and top publications by author name. Read get_ingestion_status Get the status of a previously started ingest_paper_fulltext job. Read search_google_scholar_advanced Search Google Scholar using keyword, author, year-range, phrase, and exclusion filters. Read search_google_scholar_key_words Search Google Scholar using keywords and return paper metadata. Read search_literature_graph Search multiple scholarly metadata providers (OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar, optional Scholar scrape... Read suggest_contextual_citations Recommend citations from the federated literature graph based on manuscript context. Read validate_manuscript_citations Validate inline citations against reference entries and detect missing or uncited references.
WRITE 1 tools
Write ingest_paper_fulltext Resolve and ingest a full-text PDF from DOI/URL/local file, then parse into a structured document using GRO...

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How many tools does the ScholarMCP MCP server have? +

The ScholarMCP MCP server exposes 10 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write.

How do I enforce policies on ScholarMCP tools? +

Route the ScholarMCP server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard; they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do ScholarMCP tools fall into? +

ScholarMCP tools are categorised as Read (9), Write (1). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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