HasData Google Scholar vs Papers
A side-by-side look at the HasData Google Scholar and Papers MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose HasData Google Scholar for research work as a local process; choose Papers for research as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose HasData Google Scholar when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
HASDATA_API_KEY. - You want tools like
hasdata_google_scholar_case_law_getScholarCaseLawOpinion, hasdata_google_scholar_cite_getScholarCitationFormats, hasdata_google_scholar_scholar_getScholarSearchResults.
Choose Papers 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | HASDATA_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 10 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View HasData Google Scholar | View Papers |
Tools & capabilities
HasData Google Scholar tools 3
hasdata_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 call
Papers 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.
HasData Google Scholar
{
"mcpServers": {
"hasdata-google-scholar": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hasdata/google-scholar-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HASDATA_API_KEY": "YOUR_HASDATA_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Papers
{
"mcpServers": {
"papers": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"agentpub"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
HasData Google Scholar is categorized under Research and uses a local stdio subprocess. Papers belongs to Research and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick HasData Google Scholar for research work and Papers 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.
HasData Google Scholar has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Papers 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 hasdata-google-scholar and papers as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, HasData Google Scholar has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 10 GitHub stars. Papers has 37/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.