Alternatives to paper-mcp
Search arXiv/Semantic Scholar/OpenAlex + medical evidence (PubMed/Europe PMC) + LaTeX/PDF tools.
paper-mcp is tagged Search, Files, DevTools. The servers below cover similar ground, ranked by how many tags they share with it, then by GitHub stars.
Everything Search
by mamertofabian
Fast file search: Everything SDK on Windows, Spotlight (mdfind) on macOS, locate/plocate on Linux.
uvx mcp-server-everything-search@0.3.30pi
by io.github.dizzydes
Free, 2hr expiry agent storage to cache contexts, bridge workflows, or dump data.
npx -y @0pi/mcp-server@1.0.33ammiya — Egyptian Arabic Slang Dictionary
by io.github.khaledmoayad
Community-driven Egyptian Arabic slang dictionary with Arabic and Franco-Arabic search and lookup.
https://3ammiya.com/api/mcp/mcpadobe-commerce-docs-mcp
by io.github.jigarkkarangiya
MCP server for Adobe Commerce / Magento 2 documentation — search, browse, and read official docs.
npx -y adobe-commerce-docs-mcp@2.0.3Agent Card Health Check
by io.github.kadopi
Free no-storage MCP that checks A2A Agent Card connection readiness for authorized targets.
https://agent-card-health-check.kadopi.workers.dev/mcpAgent Data Tools: Web, documents and search
by io.github.Nutshell2000
25 tools: web pages, JS apps and PDFs as text, feeds, sitemaps, search. 25 free calls.
https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/mcp/webagent-memory
by io.github.MastadoonPrime
Persistent, agent-owned memory with encrypted storage and shared knowledge commons.
https://agent-memory-production-6506.up.railway.app/sseagentic-device
by io.github.pooriaarab
Control your own iPhones for posting via WebDriverAgent and ESP32 HID.
npx -y agentic-device@0.1.0Al Jazeera 360
by io.github.ahmedaminsa
Browse, search & watch Al Jazeera 360's Arabic shows, documentaries and podcasts inside the chat.
https://aljazeera360-mcp.ahmed-26d.workers.dev/mcpall2md
by io.github.thomas-villani
Read, convert, search, diff and outline PDF, Word, PowerPoint, HTML and 40+ formats as Markdown.
uvx all2md@1.18.1Altss Public Profiles
by io.github.altss-data
Search and read bounded published Altss profile summaries with canonical citations. No private data.
npx -y altss-public-profiles-mcp@1.0.0Anna's Archive
by io.github.SokolskyNikita
Search Anna's Archive for ebooks and papers by title, author or DOI and download the file you pick.
npx -y annas-mcp@0.7.0