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| What | awesome-latex-skills | awesome-mcp-servers |
|---|---|---|
| Risk grade | CC · Moderate risk signals Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 21, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee. | BB · Some risk signals Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 16, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee. |
| Type | App connector | App connector |
| Est. context load | ~850 tokens / turn (~5 tool schemas, 0.43% of 200k context) | ~500 tokens / turn (~3 tool schemas, 0.25% of 200k context) |
| GitHub stars | 184 | 97k |
| Weekly npm downloads | — | — |
| Local files | No local folder access noted | Reads & writes local folders |
| Command execution | No shell command runner noted | No shell command runner noted |
| Network reach | Local or standard API calls | Connects to outside service API |
| Credentials | No API token required | No API token required |
| Package source | GitHub (Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills) | GitHub (punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers) |
| Install command | Source repo only | Source repo only |
| Bottom line | Signal-based grade (2/7 points): public source code. This reflects adoption and transparency, not a code review. | awesome-mcp-servers (MCP server) requires careful permission scoping — third-party connector security: Servers in the collection are community-contributed; not all undergo formal security review. Malicious or negligently-written servers could exfiltrate sensitive data or tokens. |
Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 28, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee.
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