Research MCP Servers

Research topic — 56 MCP servers, ranked by GitHub stars.

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idea-reality-mcp

Search & Research

Pre-build reality check. Scans GitHub, HN, npm, PyPI, Product Hunt — returns 0-100 signal.

★ 823 MCP Server
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ITASCA MCP Server

Search & Research

Give AI agents full access to ITASCA PFC, FLAC3D, 3DEC, MPoint, MassFlow: docs, simulation, plots.

★ 195 MCP Server
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deep-research-mcp

Search & Research

Deep research MCP server for OpenAI Responses API or Open Deep Research (smolagents), with web search and code interpreter support.

★ 109 MCP Server
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notebooklm-mcp-secure

Knowledge & Memory

Security-hardened NotebookLM MCP with post-quantum encryption

★ 84 MCP Server
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Patsnap Patent & Literature Search

Search & Research

Search 200M+ patents and 216M+ scientific papers using natural language and structured filters.

★ 81 MCP Server
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research-hub

Search & Research

Research workspace for Zotero + Obsidian + NotebookLM. Search, ingest, sync, verify briefs.

★ 56 MCP Server
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OmniSeek

Search & Research

Your agent seeks what search can't find. A self-hosted perception MCP server.

★ 50 MCP Server
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Zoteus

Search & Research

Zotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.

★ 44 MCP Server Requires auth
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Semantic Scholar MCP Server

Search & Research

MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.

★ 21 MCP Server
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LastSearch

Search & Research

Evidence-backed web research for AI agents with citations and confidence scores.

★ 20 MCP Server
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Source Library

Search & Research

Search 15K rare pre-modern texts translated to English: philosophy, religion, science, literature.

★ 19 MCP Server Reachable
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viznoir

Search & Research

Cinema-quality science visualization for AI agents — headless VTK via MCP.

★ 19 MCP Server
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YADE MCP Server

Search & Research

MCP server for YADE — open-source DEM engine. Browse API docs, run simulations, manage tasks.

★ 14 MCP Server
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Tripitaka MCP

Search & Research

MCP server for the full Pāli Canon — search, cite, compare translations. Offered as Dhamma Dāna.

★ 11 MCP Server Reachable
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legiscan-mcp

Search & Research

Access legislative data from all 50 US states and Congress — search bills, get full text, track votes, and look up legislators via the…

★ 11 MCP Server
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Scholar Feed

Search & Research

Rank CS/AI/ML papers by citations, forecast impact, or code adoption; trace 23.2M citation edges.

★ 11 MCP Server Reachable
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HasData Google Scholar

Search & Research

Google Scholar search results, citation counts and citation export formats, as structured JSON.

★ 10 MCP Server Requires auth
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touch-browser

Search & Research

Evidence-grounded web research for AI agents. Verifies page-local claims with citations, confidence bands, policy reports, and multi-page…

★ 10 MCP Server
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Scholar Sidekick

Search & Research

Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.

★ 9 MCP Server Reachable
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paperboy

Search & Research

Send research papers from Claude to a Kindle or Kobo, with Zotero as the source of truth. Searches arXiv and OpenAlex, recommends related…

★ 7 MCP Server
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Agenda Intelligence MD

Search & Research

Evidence-readiness MCP server: validate, audit, and score briefs, memos, and evidence packs.

★ 7 MCP Server Reachable
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Zotero Native MCP

Search & Research

Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.

★ 5 MCP Server
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HasData Google Trends

Search & Research

Google Trends interest over time, by region, and related queries and topics, as JSON.

★ 5 MCP Server Requires auth
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patents-mcp

Search & Research

Patent search and prior art discovery via Google Patents on BigQuery

★ 5 MCP Server
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PH Civic Data

Search & Research

PH civic data as MCP tools: the full PSA OpenSTAT catalog, hazards, procurement. 41 tools.

★ 5 MCP Server
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Data Aggregator

Search & Research

Find & fetch research datasets across 17 archives, omics registries, and literature sources.

★ 4 MCP Server
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agentinterviews_mcp

Search & Research

Conduct AI-powered qualitative research interviews and surveys at scale with [Agent Interviews](https://agentinterviews.com). Create…

★ 4 MCP Server
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benchclaw-integrations

Search & Research

Register LLMs/agents and submit research papers (Markdown) to the [BenchClaw](https://www.p2pclaw.com/app/benchmark) leaderboard. Papers…

★ 3 MCP Server
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Scholar MCP

Search & Research

Federated academic search, citation traversal, persistent PDF download, and temporary reading.

★ 3 MCP Server
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mcp-server-originalvoices

Search & Research

MCP server for OriginalVoices - Ask AI twins questions about any audience

★ 3 MCP Server
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chinese-history-mcp

Search & Research

Traceable Chinese-history MCP: 4 cited tools over 9 classical texts (pre-Qin to Wei-Jin).

★ 2 MCP Server
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zotio

Search & Research

Zotero MCP server: local-first search, library checks, and preview-first writes for AI agents.

★ 2 MCP Server
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gapbase-mcp

Search & Research

Search 474 validated startup gaps by industry, role, or keyword. Works offline.

★ 2 MCP Server
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immigration-mcp

Search & Research

MCP server for US immigration guidance — live Visa Bulletin, priority date checker and immigration term explanations. Free to use.

★ 2 MCP Server
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AI Workstation Open Source Intelligence

Search & Research

Read-only AI project discovery, verification, comparison, shortlisting, and stack planning.

★ 2 MCP Server
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painspotter-mcp

Search & Research

AI-analyzed startup & product opportunities mined from Reddit, Hacker News, Product Hunt & Stack Exchange. Query pain points, trending…

★ 1 MCP Server
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mcp-molecules

Search & Research

Chemistry toolbox computed from authoritative data: molecular weight / molar mass of any formula (nested groups, isotope labels,…

★ 1 MCP Server
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fittin-mcp

Search & Research

Patent prior art search and startup IP intelligence for AI founders. Clone risk score, defensibility map, patentable features, competitor…

★ 1 MCP Server
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science-ai-mcp-server

Search & Research

Academic peer-review and research workflow tools from [Science AI Journal](https://scienceaijournal.com): Pre-Check (paper-tier…

★ 1 MCP Server
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UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics (provenance-first)

Search & Research

UNESCO UIS statistics (education, science, culture) with full provenance and fixed releases.

★ 1 MCP Server Reachable
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sparkit-mcp

Search & Research

MCP server for [SPARKIT](https://sparkit.science), a scientific research agent that searches the literature, reads papers, and returns…

★ 1 MCP Server
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citeguard

Search & Research

Check a citation against Crossref for retraction, correction, or expression-of-concern status before it goes into a paper, summary, or…

★ 1 MCP Server
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Hlido Agent Reviews

Search & Research

Independent AI-agent reviews: trust checks, evidence scorecards, incident registry, recommendations.

MCP Server Reachable
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BGPT - Scientific Paper Search

Search & Research

Search scientific papers with structured experimental data from full-text studies

MCP Server Reachable
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uap-pulse

Search & Research

Search and map the Pentagon UAP/UFO releases plus curated official archives from 12 nations.

MCP Server
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GetABrain

Search & Research

Real human judgment as agent tools — ask a question, get a structured human answer back.

MCP Server
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AgentFEM

Search & Research

Build, run, inspect, and verify finite-element simulations with AgentFEM.

MCP Server
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Cite Caddy

Search & Research

Remote MCP server for full read/write access to a Zotero library

MCP Server Requires auth
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mcp-server

Search & Research

Query daily trending open-source projects from GitHub & Hacker News with AI-generated bilingual (EN/ZH) summaries, categories, use cases,…

MCP Server
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André — Analyse électorale française

Search & Research

Résultats des élections françaises 1999-2026 par bureau de vote, socio-démo INSEE et cartes.

MCP Server Reachable
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briefing-mcp

Search & Research

Hourly ranked news (AI, markets, sports, world): JSON, e-ink pages, Morning Paper PDF; 25 free/day

MCP Server Reachable
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FragDenStaat

Search & Research

Freedom-of-information requests for Germany via FragDenStaat.de, the froide FOI portal.

MCP Server
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mcp-archiveorg

Search & Research

Search inside digitised books, browse the Internet Archive catalogue and read Wayback captures.

MCP Server
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mcp-databnf

Search & Research

Search the BnF open catalogue: authors, works, editions and links to what is digitised.

MCP Server
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mcp-libraryofcongress

Search & Research

Search inside scanned US newspapers and browse the Library of Congress catalogue. No API key.

MCP Server
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tube-bridge

Search & Research

YouTube MCP server for search, transcripts, frames, comments, channels, and local semantic corpora.

MCP Server