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Scholar Sidekick

Spec Support Unverified Publisher unverified Confidence: Good (0.85)

Scholar Sidekick is an MCP server published by mlava; its MCP spec-revision support has not been verified yet. Last verified 2026-08-07.

Does Scholar Sidekick support the current MCP specification (2026-07-28)?

Undetermined. We have not verified which MCP specification revision Scholar Sidekick supports (as of 2026-08-07).

Is Scholar Sidekick a first-party (official) MCP server?

Undetermined. We have not verified the publisher relationship for Scholar Sidekick (as of 2026-08-07).

How do I connect to Scholar Sidekick?

Scholar Sidekick is available via the package npm:scholar-sidekick-mcp, the official MCP Registry under io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp, the source repository at https://github.com/mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp. Authentication: unknown. Transports: stdio.

When were Scholar Sidekick's facts last verified?

2026-08-07. Each fact on this page links to the sources used to verify it.

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How widely adopted is Scholar Sidekick?

Not ranked in The MCP 500: insufficient public data (coverage floor not met) (snapshot ). The Adoption Index measures public signals only; it says nothing about quality.

How was this verified, and what are the sources?

Verified · method: registry-record · confidence 0.85 (Good).

  1. Official MCP Registry record for io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp at version 0.8.7 - lists package npm:scholar-sidekick-mcp and repository https://github.com/mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp - accessed