Comparison
Scholar Search MCP vs Siyuan
Siyuan has more GitHub stars (46,803 vs 247). Siyuan was updated more recently (last commit 10h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Scholar Search MCP
An MCP server for academic paper search that integrates with AI assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor), enabling them to search and retrieve academic paper metadata.
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pip install scholar-search-mcp
Siyuan
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作
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git clone https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan| Metric | Scholar Search MCP | Siyuan |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | MCP server |
| GitHub stars | 247 | 46,803 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | +16 |
| Forks | 7 | 3,070 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 4mo ago | 10h ago |
| Created | Mar 2026 | Aug 2020 |
| Categories | Search & web, Docs & writing | Memory & knowledge, AI & LLM tooling, Docs & writing |