everything vs paper-search-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | paper-search-mcp by openags | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 1,461 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 56 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Toolsresearch |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 1 mo ago |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
paper-search-mcp · Summary
MCP server for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources with free-first strategy.
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
paper-search-mcp · Use cases
- Researchers can quickly find and download papers from multiple sources in one search.
- AI systems can access academic papers as context for enhanced responses.
- Students and academics can build paper collection workflows with automated downloading and organization.
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-everythingpaper-search-mcp · Install
Method 1 — Smithery (Recommended)
smithery install @openags/paper-search-mcpMethod 2 — uvx
uvx paper-search-mcpMethod 3 — uv
uv add paper-search-mcpMethod 4 — pip
pip install paper-search-mcpClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"paper-search": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["paper-search-mcp", "stdio"]
}
}
}