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notwhiteblank/scholar-rag-mcp

Academic-paper knowledge-base MCP server: PDF ingestion (MinerU), Qdrant vector search with reranking, two-phase KB management

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About notwhiteblank/scholar-rag-mcp

An MCP server that turns academic papers into a searchable knowledge base. It ingests PDFs with MinerU, stores vectors in Qdrant, and applies reranking to search results. It also supports a two-phase knowledge base management workflow.

Best for

Researchers and developers building paper Q&A or retrieval systems

Use cases

Build a personal searchable library of research papers
Retrieve relevant paper passages with reranked vector search
Manage a two-phase knowledge base for academic document collections

Notes

4 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-04. Licensed MIT.

Pros

Uses a modern RAG stack with reranking for better retrieval
Open source and Python based, easy to extend
Designed specifically for academic PDFs

Cons

Requires separate setup of Qdrant and MinerU
Python only, limiting integration with non-Python stacks
Two-phase KB management adds operational complexity

Key facts

What we have checked

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How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

uvx scholar-rag-mcp             # download and start the MCP server (stdio)

Tools exposed

list_kbs
create_kb
delete_kb
add_document
remove_document
get_document
get_document_text
list_documents
search_documents
search_chunks
get_job

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, ChatGPT

Install

Add notwhiteblank/scholar-rag-mcp to your client

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Our lab has not run this server yet. "Config checked" on a client means the recipe matches that client's documented config format; it does not mean we ran it.

Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --env SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL=YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL --env SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL=YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL --env SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL=YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL --transport stdio notwhiteblank-scholar-rag-mcp -- uvx scholar-rag-mcp@0.4.0

Needs SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL, SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL and SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.4.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notwhiteblank-scholar-rag-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-rag-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL, SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL and SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.4.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notwhiteblank-scholar-rag-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-rag-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL, SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL and SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.4.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "scholar-rag-chat-base-url",
      "description": "OpenAI-compatible chat endpoint for annotation/keywords (e.g. local vLLM)",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "scholar-rag-embed-base-url",
      "description": "OpenAI-compatible embeddings endpoint",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "scholar-rag-rerank-base-url",
      "description": "Rerank endpoint (/v1/rerank)",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "notwhiteblank-scholar-rag-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-rag-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "${input:scholar-rag-chat-base-url}",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "${input:scholar-rag-embed-base-url}",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "${input:scholar-rag-rerank-base-url}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL, SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL and SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.4.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.notwhiteblank-scholar-rag-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["scholar-rag-mcp@0.4.0"]
env_vars = ["SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL", "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL", "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL"]

Needs SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL, SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL and SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.4.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

ChatGPT: ChatGPT connects only to remote servers that need no API key.

Recipes come from the server's entry in the official MCP registry. Check the package name before you run it, and keep keys out of shared files.

Works with

What notwhiteblank/scholar-rag-mcp connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.4.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.4.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.4.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.4.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.4.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

Sources

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