aminer-mcp vs filesystem

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	aminer-mcp by huanghuoguoguo	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 6	★ 85,748
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Score	40	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsKnowledge GraphDeveloper Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

aminer-mcp · Summary

AMiner MCP server provides free access to academic databases (scholars, papers, patents) via the Model Context Protocol.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

aminer-mcp · Use cases

Enable AI research assistants to access academic literature for comprehensive literature reviews
Automate citation analysis and academic profile building in research workflows
Support patent research and intellectual property analysis with zero API cost

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

aminer-mcp · Install

Installation

Install dependencies:

pip install -e .

Get API token from [AMiner Open Platform](https://www.aminer.cn/open/board?tab=control)

Set environment variable:

export AMINER_TOKEN="your_token_here"

Run server:

python -m aminer_mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aminer": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "aminer_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AMINER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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