IlyaGusev Academia MCP vs Idea Reality MCP
A side-by-side look at the IlyaGusev Academia MCP and Idea Reality MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose IlyaGusev Academia MCP for research work; choose Idea Reality MCP 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 IlyaGusev Academia MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
WORKSPACE_DIR, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, BRAVE_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY, PORT, ENABLE_AUTH, TOKENS_FILE. - You want tools like
arxiv_search, arxiv_download, anthology_search.
Choose Idea Reality MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
idea_check.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 65/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | WORKSPACE_DIROPENROUTER_API_KEYEXA_API_KEYBRAVE_API_KEYTAVILY_API_KEYPORTENABLE_AUTHTOKENS_FILE | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 93 | 828 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 11 | 1 |
| Full listing | View IlyaGusev Academia MCP | View Idea Reality MCP |
Tools & capabilities
IlyaGusev Academia MCP tools 11
arxiv_searchQuery arXiv with field-specific queries and filters.arxiv_downloadFetch a paper by ID and convert to structured text (HTML/PDF modes).anthology_searchSearch ACL Anthology with fielded queries and optional date filtering.hf_datasets_searchFind Hugging Face datasets with filters and sorting.s2_get_citationsList papers citing a given arXiv paper (Semantic Scholar Graph).s2_get_referencesList papers referenced by a given arXiv paper.visit_webpageFetch and normalize a web page.web_searchUnified search wrapper; available when at least one of Exa/Brave/Tavily keys is set.compile_latexCompile LaTeX to PDF in `WORKSPACE_DIR`.read_pdfExtract text per page from a PDF.document_qaAnswer questions over provided document chunks (requires LLM).
Idea Reality MCP tools 1
idea_checkCheck if a product idea already exists before building it. Use when users discuss new project ideas, ask about competition, market saturation, or whether something has been built before. Trigger phrases: "has anyone built", "does this exist", "check competition", "is this idea original", "有沒有人做過", "市場上有類似的嗎", "幫我查這個點子"
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.
IlyaGusev Academia MCP
No confirmed install command for IlyaGusev Academia MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Idea Reality MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"mnemox-ai-idea-reality-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"idea-reality-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
IlyaGusev Academia MCP is categorized under Research and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Idea Reality MCP belongs to Research and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick IlyaGusev Academia MCP for research work and Idea Reality MCP 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. IlyaGusev Academia MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
IlyaGusev Academia MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Idea Reality MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 ilyagusev-academia-mcp and mnemox-ai-idea-reality-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, IlyaGusev Academia MCP has a quality signal of 48/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 93 GitHub stars. Idea Reality MCP has 65/100 (Great) with 7 views, 0 installs and 828 GitHub stars.