A side-by-side look at the Scopus Plus MCP and Science AI 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 Scopus Plus MCP for research work as a local process; choose Science AI MCP Server for research as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
SCOPUS_API_KEY.SCIENCE_AI_API_KEY, SCIENCE_AI_BASE_URL.pre_check_paper, check_duplicate_publication, recommend_journals.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | SCOPUS_API_KEY | SCIENCE_AI_API_KEYSCIENCE_AI_BASE_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 6 |
| Full listing | View Scopus Plus MCP | View Science AI MCP Server |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
pre_check_paperTier 1-5 acceptance probability from title + abstract (local FTS5, no LLM)check_duplicate_publicationCross-reference against CrossRef + arXiv + medRxiv + bioRxiv + Unpaywall + a 900k-paper libraryrecommend_journalsRanked target journals from a 1,214-venue index, with predatory-journal flagsfind_research_gapsSynthesised gaps + most-cited + most-recent papers around your queryai_review_paperSingle-agent AI peer-review pass on a prepared promptstart_writer_pipelineDrive the Article Writer pipeline from outside the wizardPaste 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": {
"scopus-plus-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scopus-plus-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"selfpy-science-ai-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"science-ai-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCIENCE_AI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCIENCE_AI_API_KEY_HERE",
"SCIENCE_AI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SCIENCE_AI_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}