CiteMe vs Egypt Research Commons
A side-by-side look at the CiteMe and Egypt Research Commons MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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CiteMeResearch · Remote HTTP/SSESearch papers, format citations in 60 styles, and verify bibliographies against scholarly sources.43FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose CiteMe for research work over a hosted endpoint; choose Egypt Research Commons for research as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
CChoose CiteMe when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Egypt Research Commons when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | C CiteMe | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View CiteMe | View Egypt Research Commons |
Tools & capabilities
CiteMe tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Egypt Research Commons tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
CiteMe
{
"mcpServers": {
"citeme": {
"url": "https://citeme.app/mcp"
}
}
}
Egypt Research Commons
{
"mcpServers": {
"egypt-research-commons": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"egypt-research-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
CiteMe is categorized under Research and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Egypt Research Commons belongs to Research and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick CiteMe for research work and Egypt Research Commons for research.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
CiteMe has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: no auth required. Egypt Research Commons has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add citeme and egypt-research-commons as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, CiteMe has a quality signal of 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Egypt Research Commons has 40/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.