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nanoresearch vs io.github.Kevinx702/agentcite

nanoresearch is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.

nanoresearch is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by chrisliu298. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.Kevinx702/agentcite is an MCP server published by Kevinx702. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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

Where each is published
Marketplacenanoresearchio.github.Kevinx702/agentcite
Community marketplace chrisliu298/nanoresearch Removed on 2026-10-16
Version: 0.1.0
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 2
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 0.1.1
Downloads/month (npm): 165
Downloads/week (npm): 34
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 0
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

nanoresearch vs io.github.Kevinx702/agentcite
Factnanoresearchno longer listed · io.github.Kevinx702/agentcite
Marketplaces that list it (differs)01
Stars (GitHub) (differs)20
Forks (GitHub)00
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleOn your machine (agentcite-mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedstdio
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)8Not a bundle
LicenceNot statedNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/chrisliu298/nanoresearchgithub.com/kevinx702/agentcite
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)40
First seen (differs)2026-10-142026-10-11

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 nanoresearch

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

  • AIRAS

    Automated AI research toolkit: hypothesis generation, experiments, and paper writing

    by airas-org · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • autoresearch

    Autonomous experiment loops on any codebase — one file, one metric, one loop. An agent edits a constrained file, runs an eval, keeps improvements, reverts failures, and repeats…

    by pjhoberman · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • deep-research

    Multi-agent deep research pipelines for Claude Code. Runs internet research, repository analysis, schema-driven structured research, and media research (via NotebookLM) using…

    by oduffy-delphi · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job

  • openpaper-mcp io.github.federicodeponte/openpaper-mcp

    Autonomous research engine: auto research from a prompt to a fully-cited academic paper via MCP

    by federicodeponte · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • grainulator

    Research sprint orchestrator for Claude Code. Ask a question, get a decision-ready brief — every finding is tracked as a typed claim, adversarially challenged, confidence-graded…

    by grainulation · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job

  • recursive-research

    Recursive research up to PhD level across any domain (science, tech, business, arts, humanities). Source tiering, WDM + Munger inversion for autonomous decisions, and disk…

    by Joseph Huayhualla · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

nanoresearch

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Minimal autonomous ML research: scout ideas, run experiments, write papers.

io.github.Kevinx702/agentcite

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Fabrication-free, DOI-backed citations for AI agents — real openAlex sources, never hallucinated.

How to run each

nanoresearch

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

io.github.Kevinx702/agentcite As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio agentcite -- npx -y agentcite-mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: nanoresearch · What it can do: io.github.Kevinx702/agentcite · Compare two other plugins

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