Google Trends API vs Altmetric Mcp

In-depth architectural comparison of the Google Trends API and Altmetric 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.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Google Trends API when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Altmetric Mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_citation_counts, get_citation_details, search_citations.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Google Trends API Monitoring	A Altmetric Mcp Monitoring
Summary	Google Trends search interest over time with growth metrics. Free key at trendsapi.ai	MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring
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": {
    "google-trends-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "altmetric-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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