Academic Research MCP

A Model Context Protocol server that lets AI agents search academic literature — arXiv preprints and Google Scholar — as callable tools. For research assistants and literature-review agents.

🛠 Tools (2)

• search_arxiv — Search arXiv preprints by query.
• search_google_scholar — Search Google Scholar for papers and citations.

🔌 Connect (Claude Desktop / Cursor / n8n / OpenAI Agents SDK)

Add this MCP server to your client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "academic-research": {
      "url": "https://nexgendata--academic-research-mcp-server.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Sample agent prompt:

Find the five most-cited 2024 arXiv papers on retrieval-augmented generation.

Pricing: $0.02 per tool call (Pay-Per-Event). Runs in Standby mode.

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Related NexGenData Actors

Use case	Actor
Underlying arXiv scraper	arxiv-scraper
Underlying Google Scholar scraper	google-scholar-scraper
News MCP server	news-mcp-server
Web-scraping MCP server	web-scraping-mcp-server
26-server gateway	enterprise-mcp-gateway

FAQ

What tools does this server expose? Two: search_arxiv and search_google_scholar. Nothing else.

Which sources does it cover? arXiv and Google Scholar.

Is the schema stable for AI agents? Yes — each tool returns a stable JSON shape your prompt can rely on.

Auth? Apify token only.

Cost? Pay-per-event — you only pay for the tool calls your agent actually makes.

About NexGenData

NexGenData publishes a large catalog of data and buyer-intent actors, all pay-per-result. Browse the full catalog at https://apify.com/nexgendata

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How NexGenData Pricing Works

Every NexGenData actor uses pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for results that actually land in your dataset. No monthly minimum, no seat fees, no surprise overage bills.

• Actor Start: a single-event charge each time you spin the actor up (scaled to memory size)
• Result / tool call: charged per MCP tool call
• No charge for retries, internal proxy rotation, or failed sub-requests — those are absorbed by the platform

Apify Platform Bonus

New to Apify? Sign up with the NexGenData referral link — you get free platform credits on signup and help fund the maintenance of this actor fleet.

Integration Surface

Every actor in the NexGenData catalog can be triggered from:

• Apify console — point-and-click run
• Apify API — REST + webhooks
• Apify Python / JS SDKs — programmatic batch
• Zapier, Make.com, n8n — official integrations
• MCP — exposed as MCP tools for Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor agents
• Schedules — built-in cron for daily / weekly / monthly runs
• Webhooks — POST results to any HTTPS endpoint on dataset write

Support

NexGenData maintains a large catalog of Apify actors and ships updates regularly. Bug reports via the Apify console issues tab get a response within 24 hours.

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