Paper Search vs deep-research
deep-research is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑04.
Paper Search is an MCP server published by openags. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Docker MCP Catalog, PyPI (MCP servers)). deep-research is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Alireza Rezvani. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Paper Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:19d0af269a55 Forks (GitHub): 305 Pulls (Docker Hub): 46 867 Stars (Docker Hub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 3 067 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.1.4 Downloads/month (PyPI): 9 156 Downloads/week (PyPI): 2 967 Forks (GitHub): 305 Stars (GitHub): 3 067 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace alirezarezvani/claude-skills | Not listed | Removed on 2026-11-04 Version: 2.14.5 Forks (GitHub): 4 058 Stars (GitHub): 29 232 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 | Paper Search | deep-researchno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 067 | 29 232 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 46 867 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 305 | 4 058 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/paper-search) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 57 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 3 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/openags/paper-search-mcp | github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of deep-research
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Disciplined multi-source meta-research for high-stakes questions — the heavyweight alternative to the fast research router. 9-phase pipeline (reframe into falsifiable hypotheses…
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AI-powered deep research with multi-agent source verification, 7-phase pipeline, and structured report generation.
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Deep research skill for Claude Code. Bootstraps the hyperresearch CLI and hands off to its 16-step research pipeline.
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This skill should be used when conducting comprehensive research on any topic using the OpenAI Deep Research API. It aut
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Research orchestrator (hybrid router + fallback). Deterministic SIGNALS classification routes to 6 specialists (pulse/litreview/grants/dossier/patent/syllabus) at >=2 signals…
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autoresearch
Autonomous research orchestration using a two-loop architecture. Manages the full research lifecycle from literature survey to paper writing, routing to domain-specific skills for…
What each says it does
Paper Search
MCP, CLI, Skills for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources like arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, etc.
deep-research
Disciplined multi-source meta-research for high-stakes questions — the heavyweight alternative to the fast research router. 9-phase pipeline (reframe into falsifiable hypotheses, plan, capability discovery, parallel sub-agent fan-out, score & triangulate, synthesize + adversarial pass, verify, refresh targets). Triangulates every thesis against >=3 independent differently-typed sources; per-source files with verbatim quotes; never fabricates a citation. Auditable, reusable folder + delta-update refresh protocol. Contributed via PR #851.
How to run each
Paper Search As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio paper-search -- docker run -i --rm mcp/paper-searchdeep-research
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of deep-research publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Paper Search · What it can do: deep-research · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.