everything vs scholar-search-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | scholar-search-mcp by Silung | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 180 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 50 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsKnowledge Graph |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
scholar-search-mcp · Summary
MCP server for academic paper search integrating Semantic Scholar and arXiv with practical research tools.
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
scholar-search-mcp · Use cases
- Assisting researchers in survey paper writing with comprehensive literature search
- Enabling AI assistants to retrieve academic paper metadata and citations
- Supporting academic workflows by providing unified access to multiple scholarly databases
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-everythingscholar-search-mcp · Install
Installation
pip install scholar-search-mcpQuick Setup (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
Add this configuration to your MCP settings:
{
"mcpServers": {
"scholar-search": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "scholar_search_mcp"],
"env": {
"SCHOLAR_SEARCH_ENABLE_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR": "true",
"SCHOLAR_SEARCH_ENABLE_ARXIV": "true"
}
}
}
}For higher rate limits, add your Semantic Scholar API key:
{
"mcpServers": {
"scholar-search": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "scholar_search_mcp"],
"env": {
"SCHOLAR_SEARCH_ENABLE_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR": "true",
"SCHOLAR_SEARCH_ENABLE_ARXIV": "true",
"SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "your-key"
}
}
}
}