What is the key difference between IlyaGusev Academia MCP and Literature Review Council?

IlyaGusev Academia MCP belongs to the Research category with local stdio execution, while Literature Review Council belongs to the Research category with local stdio execution.

How do I install IlyaGusev Academia MCP or Literature Review Council 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.

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

IlyaGusev Academia MCP lists 11 tools with 2 views and 93 GitHub stars. Literature Review Council lists 6 tools with 1 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both IlyaGusev Academia MCP and Literature Review Council 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

IlyaGusev Academia MCP vs Literature Review Council

Q: Are IlyaGusev Academia MCP and Literature Review Council free or paid?

IlyaGusev Academia MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Literature Review Council operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

In-depth architectural comparison of the IlyaGusev Academia MCP and Literature Review Council 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

IlyaGusev Academia MCP

Research · Local stdio

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

Literature Review Council

Research · Local stdio

Quality: 36/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose IlyaGusev Academia MCP if you need specialized Research tools running via a local process. Choose Literature Review Council 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 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: arxiv_search, arxiv_download, anthology_search.

Explore IlyaGusev Academia MCP Details

Choose Literature Review Council 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: OPENROUTER_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, TAVILY_API_KEY, OPENALEX_API_KEY, ENG_MODEL, RESEARCH_MODEL, JUDGE_MODEL.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	IlyaGusev Academia MCP Research	Literature Review Council Research
Summary	Search arXiv and ACL Anthology, retrieve citations and references, and browse web sources to accel…	Multi-agent literature review: research, peer review, and synthesize grounded reports.
Category & Scope	Research	Research

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

IlyaGusev Academia MCP Tools (11)

arxiv_search

Query arXiv with field-specific queries and filters.

arxiv_download

Fetch a paper by ID and convert to structured text (HTML/PDF modes).

anthology_search

Search ACL Anthology with fielded queries and optional date filtering.

hf_datasets_search

Find Hugging Face datasets with filters and sorting.

s2_get_citations

List papers citing a given arXiv paper (Semantic Scholar Graph).

s2_get_references

List papers referenced by a given arXiv paper.

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).

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Literature Review Council Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "literature-review-council": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lit-review-council"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY_HERE",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN_HERE",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY_HERE",
        "ENG_MODEL": "YOUR_ENG_MODEL_HERE",
        "RESEARCH_MODEL": "YOUR_RESEARCH_MODEL_HERE",
        "JUDGE_MODEL": "YOUR_JUDGE_MODEL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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