academia_mcp vs filesystem

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	academia_mcp by IlyaGusev	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 89	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	47	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsProductivityKnowledge Graph	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	4 mo ago	this month

academia_mcp · Summary

Academia MCP server provides tools for searching, fetching, and analyzing scientific papers and research datasets.

filesystem · Summary

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

academia_mcp · Use cases

Automated literature review and research synthesis
Academic content creation and summarization
Scientific dataset discovery and analysis

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

academia_mcp · Install

Installation

Install via pip:

pip3 install academia-mcp

Development setup (using uv + Makefile):

uv venv .venv
make install

Running the Server

HTTP transport:

python -m academia_mcp --transport streamable-http

Stdio transport (for Claude Desktop):

python -m academia_mcp --transport stdio

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "academia": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "academia_mcp",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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