Context7 vs Paperless MCP
Context7 is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Paperless MCP is an MCP server published by pvliesdonk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Context7 |  Paperless MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.0.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 068 Downloads/week (PyPI): 91 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Context7 | Paperless MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.context7.com/mcp) | On your machine (pvliesdonk-paperless-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 39, secrets among them: 4 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/pvliesdonk/paperless-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Context7
Pull up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples for any library or framework straight into your prompt.
Paperless MCP
Paperless-NGX over MCP: search, read, upload and tag documents; manage correspondents and types.
How to run each
Context7 As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http context7 https://mcp.context7.com/mcpRequires: CONTEXT7_API_KEY (secret)
Paperless MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "PAPERLESS_MCP_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_PAPERLESS_MCP_API_TOKEN>" --env "PAPERLESS_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN=<YOUR_PAPERLESS_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN>" --env "PAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_PAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "PAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_JWT_SIGNING_KEY=<YOUR_PAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_JWT_SIGNING_KEY>" --transport stdio paperless-mcp -- uvx pvliesdonk-paperless-mcpRequires: PAPERLESS_MCP_API_TOKEN (secret), PAPERLESS_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN (secret), PAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), PAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_JWT_SIGNING_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Context7 has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only Context7 asks for
CONTEXT7_API_KEY (secret)
Only Paperless MCP asks for
PAPERLESS_MCP_API_TOKEN (secret)PAPERLESS_MCP_APP_DOMAINPAPERLESS_MCP_AUTH_MODEPAPERLESS_MCP_BASE_URLPAPERLESS_MCP_BEARER_DEFAULT_SUBJECTPAPERLESS_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN (secret)PAPERLESS_MCP_BEARER_TOKENS_FILEPAPERLESS_MCP_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZEPAPERLESS_MCP_HEALTH_DETAILPAPERLESS_MCP_HTTP_PATHPAPERLESS_MCP_HTTP_RETRIESPAPERLESS_MCP_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
Show the remaining 27
PAPERLESS_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTIONPAPERLESS_MCP_INSTRUCTIONSPAPERLESS_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRAPAPERLESS_MCP_KV_STORE_URLPAPERLESS_MCP_LOG_FORMATPAPERLESS_MCP_LOG_LEVELPAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_ADVERTISED_SCOPESPAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_AUDIENCEPAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_CLIENT_IDPAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)PAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_CONFIG_URLPAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_JWT_SIGNING_KEY (secret)PAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_REQUIRED_SCOPESPAPERLESS_MCP_OIDC_VERIFY_ACCESS_TOKENPAPERLESS_MCP_PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URLPAPERLESS_MCP_PAPERLESS_URLPAPERLESS_MCP_SERVER_NAMEPAPERLESS_MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_SPAPERLESS_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOWPAPERLESS_MCP_TOOLS_DENYPAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_GRACE_TTL_SPAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_LEASE_SPAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTESPAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_TTL_DEFAULT_SPAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_TTL_MAX_SPGIDPUID
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Context7 · What it can do: Paperless MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.