HasData Google Scholar: MCP server, setup and security

What HasData Google Scholar does

According to its repository: “Google Scholar search as JSON with author and year filters, cited-by and all-versions lookups, and formatted citations with BibTeX export.”

An MCP server gives an AI agent extra tools it calls during the conversation: the agent reads their description, decides to use them and gets the result back. HasData Google Scholar is listed under Scientific research, a category of 35 servers in the directory, where it ranks #21 by stars.

Topics declared by the repository: academic, ai-agents, bibliometrics, citations, claude, cursor.

Installing and connecting HasData Google Scholar

Distribution modes declared in the official MCP registry:

• npm package (Node.js, usually started with npx)
• PyPI package (Python, started with uvx or pip)
• remote server (streamable-http): you connect to it by URL, with nothing to install locally

Like any MCP server, you declare it in your client's configuration (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex…): a name, the command that starts it or its URL, and any environment variables. The client then starts it and lists its tools. Project language: TypeScript.

The registry lists 2 secret variables to provide (API key, access token). Keep them in the client's environment variables, never in a shared file or a repository.

Security: what to check

An MCP server runs code with the rights you give it, and the model reads its tool descriptions: a malicious or compromised server can hijack the agent. Read the code, or pick a maintained and widely used server, before connecting it.

Points found for HasData Google Scholar:

• Secrets: the server acts with your credentials. Create a dedicated key with minimum rights and an expiry date.

Good practice: grant only the rights needed (least privilege), require human approval for irreversible actions, and run the AI agent security check.

Project activity and maintenance

Created on September 10, 2026, the HasData/google-scholar-mcp repository has 13 stars and 0 forks, with 0 open issues. It has more stars than 31% of the servers in the directory. It received changes this month. Version published in the registry: 1.0.2 (September 24, 2026).

Stars measure attention, not quality: a recent, heavily promoted project can collect them fast, while a useful but niche server will have few.