Adamamer20 Paper Search MCP Openai vs Arxivsub MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Adamamer20 Paper Search MCP Openai and Arxivsub MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Adamamer20 Paper Search MCP Openai when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Arxivsub MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: search_papers, find_similar_papers, research_insight.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Adamamer20 Paper Search MCP Openai Research	Arxivsub MCP Research
Summary	Search and download academic papers from arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Google Scholar, Semantic…	Search arXiv and major AI/ML/CV/NLP/robotics conference papers and their related work.
Category & Scope	Research	Research

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adamamer20-paper-search-mcp-openai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "adamamer20-paper-search-mcp-openai"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arxivsub-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arxivsub-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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