OpenAlex MCP Demo vs Semantic Scholar MCP Server

OpenAlex MCP Demo offers 9 tools and runs remotely and Semantic Scholar MCP Server lists no tools and runs locally.

FactOpenAlex MCP Democo.huggingface.geraldine/openalex-mcpSemantic Scholar MCP Serverio.github.smaniches/semantic-scholar-mcp
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StatusNot checked yetNot checked yet
Tools90
Can write dataNot stated by the publisherNo tools listed
RunsRemoteLocal
Needs first–uv
LicenceNot statedMIT
Latest versionNot stated1.7.10
Known advisoriesNot checked yet0
Works inClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Cline, Continue, LM Studio, Gemini CLI, oterm, Amp, AnythingLLM, Augment Code, ECAClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Zed, Cline, Continue, Goose, LM Studio, Gemini CLI, Codex, mcp-client-cli, oterm, TUUI, BoltAI, Agenvoy, Amp, AnythingLLM, Augment Code, Bob Shell, ECA, Kiro, Kiro CLI
Downloads last weekNot knownNot known
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