OSF CLI Go vs Zenodo MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the OSF CLI Go and Zenodo MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose OSF CLI Go for research work; choose Zenodo MCP Server 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 OSF CLI Go when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
OSF_TOKEN, OSF_USERNAME, OSF_PASSWORD.
Choose Zenodo MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
zenodo_search_records, zenodo_get_record, zenodo_list_versions.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | OSF_TOKENOSF_USERNAMEOSF_PASSWORD | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 6 |
| Full listing | View OSF CLI Go | View Zenodo MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
OSF CLI Go tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Zenodo MCP Server tools 6
zenodo_search_recordsSearch deposits by keyword plus type, community, funder, grant, ORCID, file type, license, access, and date filters, with facet countszenodo_get_recordResolve one deposit from a record id, DOI, concept DOI, or URL to its full metadata, first 25 files, and an optional citationzenodo_list_versionsList every version of a deposit's version series, newest firstzenodo_list_filesPage a deposit's file manifest, or list the members of one of its `.zip` fileszenodo_read_fileRead a byte-capped text excerpt of one file or `.zip` memberzenodo_lookup_vocabularyResolve community, funder, grant, license, and resource-type names to the ids search filters take
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.
OSF CLI Go
No confirmed install command for OSF CLI Go yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Zenodo MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"zenodo-mcp-server": {
"command": "bunx",
"args": [
"@cyanheads/zenodo-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
OSF CLI Go is categorized under Research and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Zenodo MCP Server belongs to Research and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick OSF CLI Go for research work and Zenodo MCP Server 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. OSF CLI Go has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
OSF CLI Go has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Zenodo MCP Server 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 osf-cli-go and zenodo-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, OSF CLI Go has a quality signal of 33/100 (Emerging) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Zenodo MCP Server has 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.