Is the Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server down?

mcp-registry/io.github.laibniz/scholarfetch · v1.12.4

Also listed as glama/laibniz/scholarfetch

healthy
Last checked 2026-10-18 13:02 UTC · handshake 372ms

As of 2026-10-18 13:02 UTC, the Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 78/100 (grade B). Over the last 30 days it answered 99.5% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 20 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 7 minutes.

uptime (30d checks)
99.5%
checks observed
3,724
outages (90d)
20
tools
25

Multi-engine scholarly research server for search, traversal, full text, and reading lists.

Install Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server

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Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http laibniz-scholarfetch-mcp-server https://laibniz-scholarfetch-web.hf.space/mcp/

Claude Desktop · Windsurf · Cline (mcpServers JSON)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "laibniz-scholarfetch-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://laibniz-scholarfetch-web.hf.space/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Third-party server, listed as discovered. Review its source before installing.

Agent-readiness: C (71/100)

C (71/100): 0 error(s), 4 warning(s) across 12 tool(s); ~2,320 tokens of tool definitions.
Scores higher than 7% of 15,374 MCP servers Glimind has audited.
Its tool list costs an agent ~2,320 tokens per session — more than 50% of servers.
71 → 71 since 2026-10-17
no tool-poisoning patterns
Schemas100
Descriptions30
Safety hints13
Token cost100
Client compatibility100
Protocol100
Reliability85
Stability100

What to fix (4)

48 parameter(s) across 12 tool(s) have no description.

Add a "description" to each parameter with its format and an example ("ISO 8601 date, e.g. 2026-10-17"). This is the commonest cause of wrong arguments on the first call. How to fix →

Tools: scholarfetch_abstract, scholarfetch_article_text, scholarfetch_author_candidates, scholarfetch_author_papers, scholarfetch_doi_lookup and 7 more

12 of 12 tool(s) carry no readOnlyHint/destructiveHint annotations.

Annotate read-only tools with {"readOnlyHint": true}. Agents and gateways can then run them without a confirmation prompt, and route around destructive ones. How to fix →

Tools: scholarfetch_abstract, scholarfetch_article_text, scholarfetch_author_candidates, scholarfetch_author_papers, scholarfetch_doi_lookup and 7 more

1 tool(s) look like they change state (create/send/delete/pay…) but declare no destructiveHint.

Set annotations {"readOnlyHint": false, "destructiveHint": true|false, "idempotentHint": …}. Clients use these to ask the user before a side effect and to auto-approve safe reads. How to fix →

Tools: scholarfetch_saved_remove

Handshake + tools/list takes ~1,843 ms.

Serve tools/list from memory, keep the process warm, and host close to your users. Every new agent session pays this before its first call.

Auto-fix: 6 corrected tool definitions

Paste-ready definitions with the problems above fixed. Changes marked verify need a human look. 12 tool(s) still need parameter descriptions written by someone who knows the API. All of them as JSON: /v1/readiness/mcp-registry%2Fio.github.laibniz%2Fscholarfetch/fixes

scholarfetch_doi_lookup 1 change
{
  "name": "scholarfetch_doi_lookup",
  "description": "Enrich one known DOI with metadata, reading links, and full-text availability signals. If you pass `engines`, use a comma-separated subset of: elsevier, openalex, crossref, arxiv, europepmc, springer, semanticscholar.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "title": "scholarfetch_doi_lookupArguments",
    "required": [
      "doi"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "doi": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Doi"
      },
      "engines": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Engines",
        "default": ""
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}
scholarfetch_saved_add 1 change
{
  "name": "scholarfetch_saved_add",
  "description": "Add one paper to a named in-memory reading list on the MCP server. Best input is paper_json copied from another ScholarFetch tool result, but DOI, query+result_index, or author_name+candidate_index+paper_index also work. Reuse the same collection name across calls to keep one research session together.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "title": "scholarfetch_saved_addArguments",
    "properties": {
      "doi": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "type": "null"
          }
        ],
        "title": "Doi",
        "default": null
      },
      "query": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "type": "null"
          }
        ],
        "title": "Query",
        "default": null
      },
      "engines": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Engines",
        "default": ""
      },
      "collection": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Collection",
        "default": "default"
      },
      "paper_json": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "type": "null"
          }
        ],
        "title": "Paper Json",
        "default": null
      },
      "author_name": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "type": "null"
          }
        ],
        "title": "Author Name",
        "default": null
      },
      "paper_index": {
        "type": "integer",
        "title": "Paper Index",
        "default": 1
      },
      "result_index": {
        "type": "integer",
        "title": "Result Index",
        "default": 1
      },
      "candidate_index": {
        "type": "integer",
        "title": "Candidate Index",
        "default": 1
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": false,
    "destructiveHint": false,
    "idempotentHint": false
  }
}
scholarfetch_saved_export 1 change
{
  "name": "scholarfetch_saved_export",
  "description": "Export the current reading list as citations, abstracts, BibTeX, or an aggregated full-text corpus. Valid `format` values: citations, abstracts, bib, fulltext. Valid `style` values when `format=citations`: harvard, apa, ieee. Use `include_references=true` with `format=fulltext` when you want a richer downstream synthesis corpus.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "title": "scholarfetch_saved_exportArguments",
    "properties": {
      "style": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Style",
        "default": "harvard"
      },
      "format": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Format",
        "default": "citations"
      },
      "engines": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Engines",
        "default": ""
      },
      "collection": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Collection",
        "default": "default"
      },
      "include_references": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "title": "Include References",
        "default": false
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glimind": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glimind.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is the Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server down right now?

As of 2026-10-18 13:02 UTC, the Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 78/100 (grade B). Over the last 30 days it answered 99.5% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 20 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 7 minutes.

How many tools does Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server provide?

Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server advertises 25 tools, including export_abstracts, export_bibtex, export_citations, export_fulltext, get_abstract.

How do I install Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server?

Point your MCP client at this streamable-http endpoint: https://laibniz-scholarfetch-web.hf.space/mcp/

Is the Laibniz Scholarfetch MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 12 tool definitions for tool-poisoning patterns — hidden or invisible characters, instructions that override the model, concealment from the user, requests to read credential or MCP config files, conversation exfiltration and cross-tool shadowing — and found none. This checks what the server tells the model, not what its code does; review the source before granting access to sensitive data.

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