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Semantic Scholar vs Octocode
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
Semantic Scholar
Cio.github.mrfentmen/semantic-scholar-mcpNo reviews yet
Search academic papers and read citations from Semantic Scholar. No key required.
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The short version
Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Octocode (94/100 against 65). Octocode has noticeably more public adoption.
| Semantic Scholar | Octocode | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C65/100 | A94/100 |
| Adoption | — | Established |
| GitHub stars | – | 475 |
| Downloads / week | – | 404 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | 2 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |