phd-deepread vs Notes
phd-deepread is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by heleninsights-dot. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Notes is an MCP server published by Abhishekkumar2021. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  phd-deepread |  Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 63 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.1 Downloads/month (npm): 870 Downloads/week (npm): 186 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 | phd-deepread | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 63 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@abhishekmcp/notes) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/heleninsights-dot/phd-deepread-workflow | github.com/abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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What each says it does
phd-deepread
Transform academic PDFs into structured literature notes and critical-thinking canvases for Obsidian. Extracts text from PDFs, then Claude generates a structured note with evidence tables, validity-mapped critique, and 25+ wikilinks. Outputs a 9-node JSON canvas for visual critical-thinking analysis in Obsidian.
Notes
Local markdown notes: ranked + semantic search, tags, todos, and a wiki-link knowledge graph.
How to run each
phd-deepread As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install phd-deepread@claude-communityNotes As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio notes -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/notesCommands 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 phd-deepread publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: phd-deepread · What it can do: Notes · Compare two other plugins
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