AI Scholarly Mode

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server that enables AI assistants to operate in a specialized "scholarly mode," restricting them to exclusively use scholarly article search and retrieval tools powered by Springer Nature's Open Access API.

Overview

This MCP server allows users to engage in research-driven conversations with AI assistants (like Claude) while ensuring the AI only accesses peer-reviewed academic articles from Springer Nature's open access collection.

Features

• Scholarly Mode Toggle - Enable/disable scholarly-only mode for AI conversations
• Article Search - Search Springer Nature's open access collection with custom queries
• Article Retrieval - Fetch full article content in structured JSON format (converted from JATS XML)
• MCP Protocol - Seamless integration with Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/adarshrkumar/AI-Scholarly-Mode.git
cd AI-Scholarly-Mode

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Configuration

API Key Setup

You need a Springer Nature API key to use this server.

1. Obtain an API key from Springer Nature Developer Portal

2. Create a .env file in the project root:

   SPRINGER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

Usage

Running the Server

# Production
npm start

# Development
npm run dev

MCP Client Configuration

Add this server to your MCP client configuration. For Claude Desktop, add to your config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholarly-mode": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/AI-Scholarly-Mode/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
scholarly-mode-start	Activates scholarly mode, restricting AI to use only Springer search tools
scholarly-mode-stop	Deactivates scholarly mode, returning AI to normal operation
get_articles_list	Searches Springer for articles matching a query. Parameters: query (required), articles_per_page (optional)
get_springer_article_data	Retrieves full article content by ID. Parameters: id (required)

Tech Stack

• TypeScript - Type-safe development
• @modelcontextprotocol/sdk - MCP server framework
• xml-js - JATS XML to JSON conversion
• Zod - Schema validation
• dotenv - Environment variable management

Project Structure

AI-Scholarly-Mode/
├── index.ts              # Main MCP server implementation
├── springer.ts           # Springer API integration
├── ConsoleManagement.ts  # Console output utilities
├── package.json          # Project configuration
├── tsconfig.json         # TypeScript configuration
└── dist/                 # Compiled output

Author

Created by adarshrkumar for Playlab.ai

License

ISC