Lune Research vs Paperswithcode
A side-by-side look at the Lune Research and Paperswithcode MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Lune ResearchResearchSearch peer-reviewed papers and research methodology guidance from your AI agent.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Lune Research for research work; choose Paperswithcode for research as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
LChoose Lune Research when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
Choose Paperswithcode when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_papers, trending_papers, get_paper.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | L Lune Research | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View Lune Research | View Paperswithcode |
Tools & capabilities
Lune Research tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paperswithcode tools 4
search_papersSearch machine-learning / AI research papers (via Hugging Face Papers, the successor to Papers with Code). Returns arXiv id, title, authors, community upvotes, and a linked GitHub repo when available. Use for "papers on <topic>", "recent ML research about X".trending_papersToday's trending ML/AI papers (or a given day's), ranked by community upvotes, via Hugging Face Papers. Use for "what are the hot AI papers", "trending ML research", "top papers this week".get_paperGet full detail for a paper by its arXiv id (e.g. "2312.00752"): title, authors, abstract, AI-generated summary and keywords, community upvotes, and counts of linked models / datasets / demo Spaces.get_repositoriesFind IMPLEMENTATIONS of a paper (by arXiv id): the linked GitHub repository plus the most popular Hugging Face models, demo Spaces, and datasets that implement or reproduce it — the "papers with code" view. Use for "code/implementation for <paper>", "models trained on <paper>".
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.
Lune Research
No confirmed install command for Lune Research yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Paperswithcode
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperswithcode": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-paperswithcode"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Lune Research is categorized under Research and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Paperswithcode belongs to Research and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Lune Research for research work and Paperswithcode 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. Lune Research has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Lune Research has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Paperswithcode 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 lune-research and paperswithcode as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Lune Research has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Paperswithcode has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.