scholar-mcp and academic-search-mcp-server

These tools are competitors, as both aim to provide AI-driven access and analysis for academic papers, with tool A offering a broader set of features like downloads and code-based recommendations while tool B specifically targets Semantic Scholar and Crossref integration for Claude Desktop.

scholar-mcp
41
Emerging
academic-search-mcp-server
37
Emerging
Maintenance 13/25
Adoption 9/25
Maturity 9/25
Community 10/25
Maintenance 0/25
Adoption 9/25
Maturity 16/25
Community 12/25
Stars: 85
Forks: 7
Downloads: —
Commits (30d): 0
Language: Python
License: MIT
Stars: 105
Forks: 11
Downloads: —
Commits (30d): 0
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
No Package No Dependents
Stale 6m No Package No Dependents

About scholar-mcp

45645678a/scholar-mcp

Local paper tool MCP server for AI IDEs - search, download (Sci-Hub/arXiv/Unpaywall), AI analysis, code-based recommendation, citation graph

About academic-search-mcp-server

afrise/academic-search-mcp-server

Academic Paper Search MCP Server for Claude Desktop integration. Allows Claude to access data from Semantic Scholar and Crossref.

This tool helps researchers, students, and academics find and access scholarly articles more efficiently. It takes your research questions or topics and retrieves relevant papers, including their abstracts and sometimes full text. The output is structured information about academic papers, making it easier for you to review and understand research.

academic-research literature-review scientific-discovery information-retrieval scholarly-publishing

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