Arxivsub MCP vs Capital Equipment

In-depth architectural comparison of the Arxivsub MCP and Capital Equipment 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 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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Choose Capital Equipment when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: search_equipment, get_facility, get_equipment_categories.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Arxivsub MCP Research	Capital Equipment Research
Summary	Search arXiv and major AI/ML/CV/NLP/robotics conference papers and their related work.	Search, book, and manage scientific research equipment across 500+ STEM core facilities.
Category & Scope	Research	Research
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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": {
    "arxivsub-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arxivsub-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "capital-equipment": {
      "url": "https://us-central1-capital-equipment-dev.cloudfunctions.net/mcpServer/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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