Opendatalab MCP Server

Sciverse MCP server — exposes academic paper retrieval (search_papers / semantic_search / read_content) to MCP-compatible coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Windsurf, ...).

123Node.jsstdio

context tax

pending

security

92/100

cold start

pending

freshness

Active29d ago

Our reading of Opendatalab, from the data

Opendatalab is a ai & llm tools MCP server from opendatalab.

We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.

Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 29 days ago (2026-09-20). For comparison, 59% of ai & llm tools servers are active or maintained.

With 123 GitHub stars it ranks #156 of 3,169 ai & llm tools servers we index.

It runs locally on your machine over stdio.

Install Opendatalab MCP server

claude mcp add opendatalab -- npx -y sciverse-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendatalab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sciverse-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendatalab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sciverse-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "opendatalab": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sciverse-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendatalab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sciverse-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Security signals

92/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No license detected-5
No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal 29d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-09-20 · 29d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-09-20 · 29d ago · GitHub · v0.14.3
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry

How it compares in AI & LLM Tools

Against the most-starred ai & llm tools servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
Opendatalab (this)	123	—	not measured	Active	local
Memory	91,356	—	not measured	Active	local
Claude Flow	76,638	—	not measured	Active	local
Next AI Draw.io	36,318	—	not measured	Active	local
Serena Agent	30,371	—	not measured	Active	local
Trycua	30,160	—	not measured	Active	—

All ai & llm tools MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the Opendatalab MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add opendatalab -- npx -y sciverse-mcp-server. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Opendatalab require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use Opendatalab as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Opendatalab in the official MCP registry?

No. It was indexed from npm.

Sources and method

GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Package registry (npm / PyPI): listed
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.