What is the key difference between Find Research Papers and IlyaGusev Academia MCP?

Find Research Papers belongs to the Research category with local stdio execution, while IlyaGusev Academia MCP belongs to the Research category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Find Research Papers or IlyaGusev Academia MCP in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Find Research Papers and IlyaGusev Academia MCP free or paid?

Find Research Papers operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). IlyaGusev Academia MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Find Research Papers lists 6 tools with 1 views and 6 GitHub stars. IlyaGusev Academia MCP lists 11 tools with 2 views and 93 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Find Research Papers and IlyaGusev Academia MCP together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Find Research Papers vs IlyaGusev Academia MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Find Research Papers and IlyaGusev Academia 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Find Research Papers

Research · Local stdio

Quality: 40/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

IlyaGusev Academia MCP

Research · Local stdio

Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Find Research Papers if you need specialized Research tools running via a local process. Choose IlyaGusev Academia MCP if your workspace requires Research integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Find Research Papers 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: Unified search across five scholarly indexes, Paper metadata, abstract, and PDF-link retrieval, Reference and citation graph lookup.

Explore Find Research Papers Details

Choose IlyaGusev Academia 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).
You have access to required keys: WORKSPACE_DIR, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, BRAVE_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY, PORT, ENABLE_AUTH, TOKENS_FILE.
Primary tools included: .

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Find Research Papers Research	IlyaGusev Academia MCP Research
Summary	Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.	Search arXiv and ACL Anthology, retrieve citations and references, and browse web sources to accel…
Category & Scope	Research	Research

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Find Research Papers Tools (6)

Unified search across five scholarly indexes

Paper metadata, abstract, and PDF-link retrieval

Reference and citation graph lookup

Paper accessibility and retraction checks

Live source status and latency reporting

Dynamic research-skill loading

IlyaGusev Academia MCP Tools (11)

arxiv_search

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).

Find Research Papers Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "find-research-papers": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "find-research-papers-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

IlyaGusev Academia MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ilyagusev-academia-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ilyagusev-academia-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WORKSPACE_DIR": "YOUR_WORKSPACE_DIR_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY_HERE",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "YOUR_EXA_API_KEY_HERE",
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY_HERE",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE",
        "ENABLE_AUTH": "YOUR_ENABLE_AUTH_HERE",
        "TOKENS_FILE": "YOUR_TOKENS_FILE_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Find Research Papers is categorized under Research and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, IlyaGusev Academia MCP belongs to Research using local stdio subprocess. Select Find Research Papers when you need capabilities focused on research and IlyaGusev Academia MCP when you require tools for research.

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