Kagi Search vs Find Research Papers
Kagi Search is an MCP server published by kagisearch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Find Research Papers is an MCP server published by surendranb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. 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 |  Kagi Search |  Find Research Papers |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c26439346cd6 Forks (GitHub): 51 Pulls (Docker Hub): 20 313 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 559 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.9 Downloads/month (npm): 421 Downloads/month (PyPI): 731 Downloads/week (npm): 18 Downloads/week (PyPI): 240 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.9 Downloads/month (PyPI): 731 Downloads/week (PyPI): 240 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | Kagi Search | Find Research Papers |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 559 (better) | 7 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 20 313 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 51 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-28 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/kagisearch) | On your machine (find-research-papers-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kagisearch/kagimcp | github.com/surendranb/find-research-papers-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
Kagi Search
The Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kagi Search & other tools.
Find Research Papers
Search open-source research papers across arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, Semantic Scholar.
How to run each
Kagi Search As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "KAGI_API_KEY=<YOUR_KAGI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio kagisearch -- docker run -i --rm -e KAGI_API_KEY mcp/kagisearchRequires: KAGI_API_KEY (secret)
Find Research Papers As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY=<YOUR_FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY>" --transport stdio find-research-papers-mcp -- uvx find-research-papers-mcpRequires: FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Find Research Papers publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Kagi Search asks for
KAGI_API_KEY (secret)KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE
Only Find Research Papers asks for
FIND_RESEARCH_PAPERS_MCP_S2_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Kagi Search · What it can do: Find Research Papers · 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. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.