Paper Search vs literature
literature is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
Paper Search is an MCP server published by openags. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). literature is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by angri450. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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): 304 Pulls (Docker Hub): 46 104 Stars (Docker Hub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 2 940 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace angri450/nong.toolkit.net | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 2.0 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 | Paper Search | literatureno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 940 | 1 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 46 104 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 304 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/openags/paper-search-mcp | github.com/angri450/nong.toolkit.net |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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 literature
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Academic literature search, retrieval, and private library management on top of OpenAlex.
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Academic research MCP server for paper search, citation checks, graphs, and deep research.
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Drive an LLM agent through a structured academic literature review — search, verify, canonicalize references, count citations, cross-reference, and assemble an annotated…
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Annotated research paper collection management — retrieve, read, extract, cross-reference scientific papers
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Search CrossRef, OpenAlex, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, and optional Scopus; deduplicate results, download open-access PDFs by DOI, classify papers, monitor new results, and analyze…
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Crossref MCP — wraps the Crossref REST API (academic papers, free, no auth)
What each says it does
Paper Search
MCP, CLI, Skills for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources like arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, etc.
literature
Literature retrieval through nong lit — parse, validate, plan, search, cache-import/query/stats/export, Word template fill with OpenAlex/Crossref/Unpaywall
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-searchliterature
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 literature 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: literature · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.