scienceon-mcp

io.github.rubatoyd/scienceon-mcp

6/6 checks passed
Runs locally
2 secrets
★ 1 GitHub stars
Updated 2026-08-12
Health score 55

About scienceon-mcp

scienceon-mcp is an MCP server published by the GitHub account rubatoyd. KISTI ScienceON OpenAPI literature search & metadata collection (MCP server + CLI)

It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the MCP bundle package scienceon-mcp.mcpb at version 0.5.1.

It asks for 2 secrets: SCIENCEON_AUTH_KEY and SCIENCEON_CLIENT_ID. Give it a key with the least access that still works.

It also needs SCIENCEON_MAC_ADDRESS set before it starts.

Version 0.5.1 was published on 12 August 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.

Written from the registry entry. 8 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 6 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.

What it asks for

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
`SCIENCEON_AUTH_KEY`	Yes	Yes	ScienceON API Gateway 인증키(32자). apigateway.kisti.re.kr 에서 발급.
`SCIENCEON_CLIENT_ID`	Yes	Yes	ScienceON API Gateway client_id.
`SCIENCEON_MAC_ADDRESS`	Yes	No	API Gateway IP관리에 등록한 대표 MAC 주소 (예: B0-A4-60-6D-EB-56).
`SCIENCEON_ACCOUNT_ID`	No	No	신청자 계정 식별자(참고용, 선택).
`SCIENCEON_OS_TRUST`	No	No	교육망·사내망 SSL 인터셉션 대응. 1(기본)=OS 신뢰저장소 사용, 0=비활성.

Checks

Check	Result	Detail
Source repository linked	Pass	https://github.com/rubatoyd/scienceON-mcp
Version pinned	Pass	Every package has an explicit version
Secrets requested	Info	Asks for 2 secrets: SCIENCEON_AUTH_KEY, SCIENCEON_CLIENT_ID
Known package registry	Pass	All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB
Namespace ownership	Info	Name verified via GitHub account rubatoyd
Registry text aimed at the AI	Pass	Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI
Code red flags	Pass	Read 2 files in the bundle: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found
Text aimed at the AI	Pass	No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 2 files, including comments and the README

Popularity & health: 55 / 100

Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.

Popularity3 / 40

1 GitHub stars, no download count, no Hacker News posts found. Best two of the three, each on a log scale.

Activity25 / 25

Last push 2026-10-28, last release 2026-08-12, 120 commits in 90 days.

Issue health8 / 15

0 closed of 1 issues, too few to judge. No data, so half marks.

Our checks20 / 20

0 warnings, each costing a fifth.

0 forks, 0 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.

What people say

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Facts

Registry name	`io.github.rubatoyd/scienceon-mcp`
Publisher	GitHub account rubatoyd
How the name is verified	Name verified via GitHub account rubatoyd. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code.
Type	Local: runs on your machine from a package
Packages	mcpb `https://github.com/rubatoyd/scienceON-mcp/releases/download/v0.5.1/scienceon-mcp.mcpb` 0.5.1 (stdio)
Version	0.5.1
Published	2026-08-12
Last updated	2026-08-12
Source repository	https://github.com/rubatoyd/scienceON-mcp
Website	https://github.com/rubatoyd/scienceON-mcp
Category	Search & web (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand)