CiteMe vs Academic Research MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the CiteMe and Academic Research MCP Server 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?

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Choose CiteMe 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).

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Choose Academic Research MCP Server 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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C CiteMe Research	Academic Research MCP Server Research
Summary	Search papers, format citations in 60 styles, and verify bibliographies against scholarly sources.	Search arXiv, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia for academic papers and knowledge
Category & Scope	Research	Research
Quality signal

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": {
    "citeme": {
      "url": "https://citeme.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "academic-research-mcp-server-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nexgendata/seo-web-analysis-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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