# SciTeX MCP server

> Lets AI clients run scientific research tools through MCP for literature, statistics, figures, manuscripts, and provenance tracking.

- Repository: https://github.com/scitex-ai/scitex-python
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/scitex-ai/scitex-python
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- Stars: 85
- License: AGPL-3.0

## FAQ

### How do I connect an MCP client to SciTeX?

Add a scitex entry to your mcpServers configuration, pointing command at the scitex executable in your SciTeX environment and using the args "mcp start --transport stdio".

### How do I install SciTeX?

Create a virtual environment and install the scitex package with uv, then run scitex --help to confirm it works. Optional extras such as scholar and writer can be added.

### How do I list only the MCP tools for a specific module?

Run the scitex mcp list-tools command with the --module flag and the module name, for example stats.

### What interfaces does SciTeX offer?

SciTeX exposes a Python API, a CLI, MCP tools, skills, and a web API. Availability depends on which packages are installed.

### How does SciTeX track provenance of results?

scitex-clew records source data and the inputs-to-outputs relationships, and verification follows those recorded dependencies back toward the source data.