INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

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.

scholargate.appnone authenticationAvailability not checked

Input schema

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

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

Claude Code

.mcp.json

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

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

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

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

MCP Inspector

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

search_methods — Full-text search over ScholarGate's research-method library by name, alias, field and description.
search_atlas — Full-text search over ScholarGate's reference Atlas — encyclopedic concept/topic entries across health, natural, humanities and social sciences.
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.
compare_methods — Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 methods on field, family, originator, definition, when-to-use and strengths/limitations.
get_domain — Get one academic field (domain) with its subfamilies and the methods on each — the library 'shelf' view for browsing a field.
cite — Get a citation for a method's ScholarGate page in APA, BibTeX and RIS, plus its seminal source.