A side-by-side look at the Octagon Deep Research MCP and Scopus Plus MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Octagon Deep Research MCP for research work as a local process; choose Scopus Plus MCP for research as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
OCTAGON_API_KEY.SCOPUS_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 44/100 · Fair | 36/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | OCTAGON_API_KEY | SCOPUS_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 93 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Octagon Deep Research MCP | View Scopus Plus MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"octagonai-octagon-deep-research-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"octagon-deep-research-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OCTAGON_API_KEY": "YOUR_OCTAGON_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"scopus-plus-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scopus-plus-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}