academic-search-mcp-server vs everything

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	academic-search-mcp-server by afrise	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	15 mo ago	this month

academic-search-mcp-server · Summary

An MCP server that enables Claude to search and retrieve academic papers from Semantic Scholar and Crossref.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

academic-search-mcp-server · Use cases

Researchers can quickly find relevant papers without leaving their conversation with Claude
Academic writers can verify citations and explore related research in real-time
Students can discover papers for literature reviews and assignments

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

academic-search-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Via Smithery (automatic)

npx -y @smithery/cli install @afrise/academic-search-mcp-server --client claude

Manual installation with uv

Install dependencies:

uv add "mcp[cli]" httpx

Set up API keys in your environment or .env file:

SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY=your_key_here
CROSSREF_API_KEY=your_key_here

Run the server:

uv run server.py

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "academic-search": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run ", "/path/to/server/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your_key_here",
        "CROSSREF_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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