A side-by-side look at the Endnote MCP and HasData Google Scholar MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Endnote MCP for research work as a local process; choose HasData Google Scholar for research as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
search_references, search_fulltext, search_library.HASDATA_API_KEY.hasdata_google_scholar_case_law_getScholarCaseLawOpinion, hasdata_google_scholar_cite_getScholarCitationFormats, hasdata_google_scholar_scholar_getScholarSearchResults.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | HASDATA_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 53 | 10 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 12 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Endnote MCP | View HasData Google Scholar |
search_referencesSearch by author, title, year, keywords, abstract (BM25 ranked, with DOI links)search_fulltextSearch inside PDF content — find concepts, quotes, methodssearch_libraryCombined metadata + PDF search in one callsearch_semanticSearch by meaning using AI embeddings (requires `endnote-mcp[semantic]`)get_reference_detailsFull metadata for a reference (abstract, keywords, DOI, etc.)get_citationFormat as APA 7th, Harvard, Vancouver, Chicago, or IEEEget_bibtexExport references as BibTeX entries for LaTeXget_bibliographyGenerate a formatted bibliography for multiple referencesfind_relatedFind similar references (uses embeddings when available)read_pdf_sectionRead specific pages from a PDF attachmentlist_references_by_topicBroad topic-based listingrebuild_indexRe-index after updating your EndNote libraryhasdata_google_scholar_case_law_getScholarCaseLawOpinionOne court opinion with its court, reporter citation, docket numbers, argued and decided dates, and every case it cites with its own `caseId`. 10 credits a callhasdata_google_scholar_cite_getScholarCitationFormatsFormatted citation snippets (MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver) and reference-manager export links (BibTeX, EndNote, RefMan, RefWorks). 10 credits a callhasdata_google_scholar_scholar_getScholarSearchResultsEach organic result with title, link, snippet, publication info (authors with profile links), cited-by count and link, related-articles link, and all-versions count and…. 10 credits a callPaste 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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"endnote-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"endnote-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"hasdata-google-scholar": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hasdata/google-scholar-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HASDATA_API_KEY": "YOUR_HASDATA_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}