academic-paper vs Overleaf
academic-paper is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.
academic-paper is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by curryfromuestc. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Overleaf is an MCP server published by yangzichao. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  Overleaf | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace curryfromuestc/academic-paper | Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 3.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.9 Downloads/month (npm): 578 Downloads/week (npm): 183 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.9 Downloads/month (npm): 578 Downloads/week (npm): 183 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
| Fact | academic-paperno longer listed · | Overleaf |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-server-overleaf) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 20 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/curryfromuestc/academic-paper | github.com/yangzichao/mcp-server-overleaf |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
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 academic-paper
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Modular 8-stage paper writing workflow: Planning → Literature → Writing → Citations → Figures → Review → Revision → Submission. Combines nature-skills + ARS + Omniscale best…
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12 specialist agents and 30 writing principles for academic writing review, research, drafting, polishing, bibliography auditing, and literature surveys, coordinated by a…
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Checks every LaTeX reference against Crossref, dblp, arXiv, DataCite, PubMed and OpenAlex. No LLM.
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A growing collection of Claude skills for producing academic work at Nature-journal standard. Covers scientific figures, manuscript polishing, citation retrieval, data…
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Simulated peer reviews of your own paper in a venue's form, with an inline review card in chat.
What each says it does
academic-paper
AI-assisted writing, review, and revision for empirical EECS papers (LaTeX, bibtex, NeurIPS/CVPR/IEEE). 8 active skills + 11 agents with academic-aware AI-writing pattern removal. Phase C annotator lands later.
Overleaf
Overleaf MCP server for Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, and Cursor with safe LaTeX editing and review.
How to run each
academic-paper
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Overleaf As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN=<YOUR_OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN>" --env "OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID=<YOUR_OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID>" --env "OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE=<YOUR_OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE>" --transport stdio mcp-server-overleaf -- npx -y mcp-server-overleaf --stdioRequires: OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN (secret), OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID, OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE (secret)
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
The marketplaces of academic-paper publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: academic-paper · What it can do: Overleaf · Compare two other plugins
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