Looking for an alternative to MCP Paperswithcode? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Search & Data Extraction ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.
The hbg/mcp-paperswithcode MCP server connects AI assistants to the PapersWithCode API for research discovery. It exposes MCP tools to search and retrieve papers, authors, research areas, and conference information, then inspect related tasks, methods, datasets, results, and code repositories. It can also extract readable content from a paper supplied as a direct PDF or HTML URL. Reach for it when an agent needs structured machine-learning literature metadata or context about implementations associated with published work.
Direct comparison of key metrics, runtimes, authentication methods, and community popularity.
| Server Name | Runtime | Auth | Pricing | GitHub Stars | Downloads | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | No auth required | Free | 26 | — | Current | |
| npx | API key | Freemium | 7,495 | — | Compare → | |
| python3 | No auth required | Free | 91 | — | Compare → | |
| uvx | API key | Bring your own API key (usage-based cost) | 526 | — | Compare → | |
| — | No auth required | Free | 200 | — | Compare → | |
| uvx | No auth required | Free | 3,168 | — | Compare → | |
| Remote (SSE) | API key | Bring your own API key (usage-based cost) | 50 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 5,362 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 3 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 1,250 | — | Compare → | |
| Remote (SSE) | API key | Freemium | — | 3 | Compare → | |
| npx | API key | Freemium | 7 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 87 | — | Compare → |