Learning Resources

scholargate.app

Search and compare academic research methods across fields using ScholarGate's library and reference atlas.

1 endpoint7 known toolsFirst detected June 21, 2026Last detected July 26, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://scholargate.app/api/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: scholargate
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools

Server instructions

ScholarGate exposes a cited library of ~8,100 research methods. Use search_methods to find methods, get_method for a structured abstract, compare_methods for a side-by-side, and cite for APA/BibTeX/RIS.

Known tools 7

search_methods

Full-text search over ScholarGate's research-method library by name, alias, field and description.

Inferred read-only

search_atlas

Full-text search over ScholarGate's reference Atlas — encyclopedic concept/topic entries across health, natural, humanities and social sciences.

Inferred read-only

get_method

Fetch one method's structured abstract: definition, when-to-use, strengths/limitations, quick facts, seminal citations (DOIs), related methods and external entity links.

Inferred read-only

compare_methods

Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 methods on field, family, originator, definition, when-to-use and strengths/limitations.

Inferred read-only

list_domains

List ScholarGate's academic fields (domains) with method counts — the top-level browse axis used to filter search and to pick fields of interest.

Inferred read-only

get_domain

Get one academic field (domain) with its subfamilies and the methods on each — the library 'shelf' view for browsing a field.

Inferred read-only

cite

Get a citation for a method's ScholarGate page in APA, BibTeX and RIS, plus its seminal source.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.scholargate]
url = "https://scholargate.app/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholargate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scholargate.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: scholargate
Remote MCP URL: https://scholargate.app/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholargate": {
      "url": "https://scholargate.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "scholargate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scholargate.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "scholargate",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://scholargate.app/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

Trust Data Available

BuiltWith Trust API v2 evidence for scholargate.app was fetched 2026-09-17T19:26:06.173Z.

Trust status Neutral

scholargate.app is assessed as Neutral: No suspicious signals found, but no strong positive signal either

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.