PaperBanana vs io.github.zh-xx/antu
PaperBanana is an MCP server published by llmsresearch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.zh-xx/antu is an MCP server published by zh-xx. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. 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 |  PaperBanana |  io.github.zh-xx/antu |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 10 246 Downloads/week (PyPI): 2 054 Forks (GitHub): 345 Stars (GitHub): 2 470 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.19.0 Downloads/month (npm): 2 851 Downloads/week (npm): 515 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.19.0 Downloads/month (npm): 2 851 Downloads/week (npm): 515 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 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 | PaperBanana | io.github.zh-xx/antu |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 470 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 345 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-04 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (paperbanana) | On your machine (@zh-xx/antu) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/llmsresearch/paperbanana | github.com/zh-xx/antu |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
PaperBanana
Generate academic diagrams and statistical plots from text using multi-agent AI.
io.github.zh-xx/antu
Legal diagrams (fact, procedure, relationship, justification) from JSON, as one offline HTML page.
How to run each
PaperBanana As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio paperbanana -- uvx paperbananaio.github.zh-xx/antu As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio antu -- npx -y @zh-xx/antuCommands 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: PaperBanana · What it can do: io.github.zh-xx/antu · Compare two other plugins
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