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paper-writing-workflow vs Phở Research Tools

paper-writing-workflow is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑02.

paper-writing-workflow is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by xyy. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Phở Research Tools is an MCP server published by thaohienhomes. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. 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
Marketplacepaper-writing-workflowPhở Research Tools
Community marketplace csgf9k6s79-byte/paper-writing-workflow-plugin Removed on 2026-11-02
Version: 1.0.0
Forks (GitHub): 2
Stars (GitHub): 22
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.1.0
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

paper-writing-workflow vs Phở Research Tools
Factpaper-writing-workflowno longer listed · Phở Research Tools
Marketplaces that list it (differs)01
Stars (GitHub) (differs)220
Forks (GitHub) (differs)20
Last release (differs)Not published2026-10-23
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleRemote server (mcp.pho.chat/mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)1Not a bundle
Licence (differs)MITNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/csgf9k6s79-byte/paper-writing-workflow-plugingithub.com/thaohienhomes/pho-research-tools
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)20
First seen (differs)2026-10-152026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checkStatus out of date: last check 2 days ago returned HTTP 405

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 paper-writing-workflow

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

  • academic-writing-agents

    12 specialist agents and 30 writing principles for academic writing review, research, drafting, polishing, bibliography auditing, and literature surveys, coordinated by a…

    by Haiwen Huang · Plugin bundle

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

  • manuscript

    Academic manuscript toolkit: literature review (multi-phase citation-traceable + single-pass thematic), peer review, writing, journal-specific formatting with semantic-line-break…

    by Seyed Yahya Shirazi · Plugin bundle

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

  • research-essentials

    Everything for writing and publishing research: paper writing, journal formats, literature review, citations, ideation and figures.

    by Kalaris Labs · Plugin bundle

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

  • paper-polish-workflow

    16-Skill Claude Code plugin for academic paper writing, polishing, and submission.

    by Lylll9436 · Plugin bundle

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

  • academic-research

    Academic research toolkit — literature survey, paper reviewing, citation management, and more.

    by jeandiable · Plugin bundle

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

  • nature-skills

    A growing collection of Claude skills for producing academic work at Nature-journal standard. Covers scientific figures, manuscript polishing, citation retrieval, data…

    by Yuan1z0825 · Plugin bundle

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

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

paper-writing-workflow

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Modular 8-stage paper writing workflow: Planning → Literature → Writing → Citations → Figures → Review → Revision → Submission. Combines nature-skills + ARS + Omniscale best practices.

Phở Research Tools

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Verifies AI-written references; finds real papers, evidence, datasets and research tools; PRISMA.

How to run each

paper-writing-workflow

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

Phở Research Tools As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http pho-research-tools https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp

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

Only Phở Research Tools has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Neither the marketplaces of paper-writing-workflow nor its endpoint list any 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-writing-workflow · What it can do: Phở Research Tools · Compare two other plugins

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