paper-reader vs PapersFlow
paper-reader is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑13.
paper-reader is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Research Ops. No marketplace we read lists it any more. PapersFlow is an MCP server published by papersflow-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-13. 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 |   PapersFlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace hoangsonww/ai-news-briefing | Removed on 2026-11-13 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 45 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 14 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-readerno longer listed · | PapersFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 45 | 14 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 20 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (doxa.papersflow.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hoangsonww/ai-news-briefing | github.com/papersflow-ai/papersflow-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 8 h ago |
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-reader
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Academic research arsenal: arxiv_search with an OpenAlex fallback.
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Finds and ranks recent scientific papers that matter most for a research question or project.
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AI research intelligence for AI, ML, NLP, vision and robotics with citations and entity graphs.
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arxiv-mcp-server io.github.blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server
Search arXiv papers, download full text, semantic search, citation graphs, and alerts via MCP.
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Academic Research Intelligence MCP
Academic paper search, scientific literature, citation analysis, arXiv & semantic related-work.
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AgentDiet ArXiv AI/CS Paper Search & Structured Token-Diet Digest
Queries ArXiv for AI/CS/math papers and returns structured abstracts, authors, PDF links, and Bib.
What each says it does
paper-reader
Connects to ArXiv and Semantic Scholar to find the latest AI/ML research papers, summarize their abstracts, and explain the methodology (ELI5).
PapersFlow
Academic research MCP server for paper search, citation checks, graphs, and deep research.
How to run each
paper-reader
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
PapersFlow As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http papersflow https://doxa.papersflow.ai/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only PapersFlow has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: paper-reader · What it can do: PapersFlow · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.