Ilya Gusev Academia MCP
MCP server with tools to search, fetch, analyze, and report on scientific papers and datasets. Its 11 documented tools cluster into arxiv, anthology, datasets, citations. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that want a hosted automation endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Python.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-01-25 · ★ 90 · #168 OF 194 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Ilya Gusev Academia MCP
before you install - you'll need
Set ENABLE_AUTH, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, WORKSPACE_DIR before connecting. TOKENS_FILE is optional or environment-specific per the README.
Claude Code
claude mcp add ilyagusev-academia_mcp --transport http https://server.smithery.ai/@IlyaGusev/academia_mcp/mcpClaude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"ilyagusev-academia_mcp": {
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@IlyaGusev/academia_mcp/mcp"
}
}
}Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
https://server.smithery.ai/@IlyaGusev/academia_mcp/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint responds (non-MCP reply - review) · probed 2026-08-25
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as remote - your agent's requests go to server.smithery.ai
license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository
registry vendor namespace ai.smithery - domain-verified with the official MCP registry
03 · What Ilya Gusev Academia MCP can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
With this server connected, an agent can query arXiv with field-specific queries and filter, fetch a paper by ID and convert to structured text (HTML/PDF modes), list papers citing a given arXiv paper (Semantic Scholar Graph), and list papers referenced by a given arXiv paper.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what Ilya Gusev Academia MCP lets an agent do.
Arxiv
2 tools - e.g. Query arXiv with field-specific queries and filters.; Fetch a paper by ID and convert to structured text (HTML/PDF modes).
arxiv_search · arxiv_download
Anthology
1 tool - e.g. Search ACL Anthology with fielded queries and optional date filtering.
anthology_search
Datasets
1 tool - e.g. Find Hugging Face datasets with filters and sorting.
hf_datasets_search
Citations
1 tool - e.g. List papers citing a given arXiv paper (Semantic Scholar Graph).
s2_get_citations
References
1 tool - e.g. List papers referenced by a given arXiv paper.
s2_get_references
Visit
1 tool - e.g. Fetch and normalize a web page.
visit_webpage
Web
1 tool - e.g. Unified search wrapper; available when at least one of Exa/Brave/Tavily keys is set.
web_search
Compile
1 tool - e.g. Compile LaTeX to PDF in WORKSPACE_DIR.
compile_latex
Latest releases
1.13.4 · 2026-01-24
Add citation styles to S2
1.13.3 · 2026-01-19
Bump version · Add proxy list for S2
1.13.2 · 2025-12-18
Brave extra snippets
04 · Who maintains Ilya Gusev Academia MCP
IlyaGusev-academia_mcp is maintained by ilyagusev. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2025.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/ilyagusev/academia_mcp
- category
- automation - ranked #168 of 194 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
- registry
- ai.smithery/IlyaGusev-academia_mcp (active, first published 2025-09-16 · 2 versions)
06 · Ilya Gusev Academia MCP FAQ
Is Ilya Gusev Academia MCP still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-01-25. We re-verify nightly.
What can Ilya Gusev Academia MCP do?
With this server connected, an agent can query arXiv with field-specific queries and filter, fetch a paper by ID and convert to structured text (HTML/PDF modes), list papers citing a given arXiv paper (Semantic Scholar Graph), and list papers referenced by a given arXiv paper.
How do I install Ilya Gusev Academia MCP?
Run `claude mcp add ilyagusev-academia_mcp --transport http https://server.smithery.ai/@IlyaGusev/academia_mcp/mcp`. The README documents 4 environment variables (ENABLE_AUTH, TOKENS_FILE, OPENROUTER_API_KEY…) to set first. Set ENABLE_AUTH, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, WORKSPACE_DIR before connecting. TOKENS_FILE is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
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