ScholarMuse

npx add-mcp 'https://scholarmuse.ai/mcp'

One MCP connection · Claude, ChatGPT, Codex

Academic research tools for your AI agent

ScholarMuse lets your agent search real papers, check references, pull research data from 50+ official sources and draw scientific figures. Add one MCP connection and it works in Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor. Every result comes with its source and license.

Works with

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Try it in your browser first

The data tools below run without an account, 5 free runs a day.

• Citation checker

  Paste a reference list. Every entry is checked against Crossref and OpenAlex: references that do not exist, wrong years or DOIs, and retracted papers are flagged. Free · no account

• Retraction checker

  Paste DOIs or a reference list and see which papers have a retraction, a correction or an expression of concern. Free · no account

• NIH RePORTER search

  Search NIH-funded projects by topic in plain words, with investigators, institutions and award amounts. Free · no account

• Journal checker

  Look up a journal by name or ISSN: publisher, open-access status, DOAJ listing, APC and h-index. Free · no account

• Dataset finder

  Search research datasets in Zenodo, Dryad, Harvard Dataverse, Hugging Face and DataCite in one go. Free · no account

• Graphical abstract maker

  Paste your abstract and an image model draws a one-panel graphical abstract from it. Needs a paid account · 100 credits a figure

Agents are brilliant writers.They are not databases.

Your agent alone

• Invents references that look real
• Quotes numbers from memory, without a source
• Can’t open grant, trial or climate databases
• Draws figures that no journal would accept

With ScholarMuse

• Every reference checked against Crossref and OpenAlex
• Live data from 50+ official sources, with license and citation
• One connection covers papers, grants, statistics, genes, weather and stars
• Publication-ready figures from the best model we’ve tested

How it works

01

Connect once

Add one MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor and approve in your browser.

02

Ask in plain words

“Find NIH grants on CAR-T since 2022” — no API keys, no code.

03

We pick the source

We route each request to the right database or the best model, and keep it current.

04

Get results you can cite

Every result carries its source, license and a link you can check.

Agent-first installation

Connectyour agent

Give your agent real papers, research data and scientific figures. No API keys, no config files.

Read the setup guide →

Claude

ChatGPT

Codex

Cursor

WorkBuddy

Trae

Gemini CLI

Antigravity

Ask Claude Code to install it

Read https://scholarmuse.ai/install/agent.md and follow the instructions to connect ScholarMuse. Open the browser authorization when needed, then show me three things you can now do for my research.

01Your agent adds the server02Authorize in your browser03Connect and verify

Simple credits for every capability

Data lookups are cheap, figures cost more. One balance works in every agent.

100 credits = $1. A new account gets 300 credits, valid for 30 days, for every data tool. Figures need a paid plan or a credit pack. Plans start at $30 a month, or $120 a year.

See pricing

Questions, answered

Can’t find it? davie@daviechen.com

Ready to make your agent a better scholar?

Connect once. Papers, data and figures from 50+ sources, in the agent you already use.

Works with compatible AI agents

ClaudeChatGPTCodexCursorWorkBuddyTraeGemini CLIAntigravityQoderCodeBuddyKimi CodeQwen CodeClineKiroWindsurfZedOpenCodeOpenClawDifyCherry StudioLM StudioGooseAmpContinueRoo CodeVS CodeJetBrainsWarpRaycastCopilotPerplexityAny MCP client

Data from OpenAlex · Crossref · PubMed · arXiv · NIH · UniProt · PDB · PubChem · NASA · World Bank · USGS · GBIF and more