Research MCP Servers
Research topic — 56 MCP servers, ranked by GitHub stars.
idea-reality-mcp
Pre-build reality check. Scans GitHub, HN, npm, PyPI, Product Hunt — returns 0-100 signal.
ITASCA MCP Server
Give AI agents full access to ITASCA PFC, FLAC3D, 3DEC, MPoint, MassFlow: docs, simulation, plots.
deep-research-mcp
Deep research MCP server for OpenAI Responses API or Open Deep Research (smolagents), with web search and code interpreter support.
notebooklm-mcp-secure
Security-hardened NotebookLM MCP with post-quantum encryption
Patsnap Patent & Literature Search
Search 200M+ patents and 216M+ scientific papers using natural language and structured filters.
research-hub
Research workspace for Zotero + Obsidian + NotebookLM. Search, ingest, sync, verify briefs.
OmniSeek
Your agent seeks what search can't find. A self-hosted perception MCP server.
Zoteus
Zotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.
Semantic Scholar MCP Server
MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API: search 200M+ papers, citations, authors, recommendations.
LastSearch
Evidence-backed web research for AI agents with citations and confidence scores.
Source Library
Search 15K rare pre-modern texts translated to English: philosophy, religion, science, literature.
viznoir
Cinema-quality science visualization for AI agents — headless VTK via MCP.
YADE MCP Server
MCP server for YADE — open-source DEM engine. Browse API docs, run simulations, manage tasks.
Tripitaka MCP
MCP server for the full Pāli Canon — search, cite, compare translations. Offered as Dhamma Dāna.
legiscan-mcp
Access legislative data from all 50 US states and Congress — search bills, get full text, track votes, and look up legislators via the…
Scholar Feed
Rank CS/AI/ML papers by citations, forecast impact, or code adoption; trace 23.2M citation edges.
HasData Google Scholar
Google Scholar search results, citation counts and citation export formats, as structured JSON.
touch-browser
Evidence-grounded web research for AI agents. Verifies page-local claims with citations, confidence bands, policy reports, and multi-page…
Scholar Sidekick
Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.
paperboy
Send research papers from Claude to a Kindle or Kobo, with Zotero as the source of truth. Searches arXiv and OpenAlex, recommends related…
Agenda Intelligence MD
Evidence-readiness MCP server: validate, audit, and score briefs, memos, and evidence packs.
Zotero Native MCP
Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.
HasData Google Trends
Google Trends interest over time, by region, and related queries and topics, as JSON.
patents-mcp
Patent search and prior art discovery via Google Patents on BigQuery
PH Civic Data
PH civic data as MCP tools: the full PSA OpenSTAT catalog, hazards, procurement. 41 tools.
Data Aggregator
Find & fetch research datasets across 17 archives, omics registries, and literature sources.
agentinterviews_mcp
Conduct AI-powered qualitative research interviews and surveys at scale with [Agent Interviews](https://agentinterviews.com). Create…
benchclaw-integrations
Register LLMs/agents and submit research papers (Markdown) to the [BenchClaw](https://www.p2pclaw.com/app/benchmark) leaderboard. Papers…
Scholar MCP
Federated academic search, citation traversal, persistent PDF download, and temporary reading.
mcp-server-originalvoices
MCP server for OriginalVoices - Ask AI twins questions about any audience
chinese-history-mcp
Traceable Chinese-history MCP: 4 cited tools over 9 classical texts (pre-Qin to Wei-Jin).
zotio
Zotero MCP server: local-first search, library checks, and preview-first writes for AI agents.
gapbase-mcp
Search 474 validated startup gaps by industry, role, or keyword. Works offline.
immigration-mcp
MCP server for US immigration guidance — live Visa Bulletin, priority date checker and immigration term explanations. Free to use.
AI Workstation Open Source Intelligence
Read-only AI project discovery, verification, comparison, shortlisting, and stack planning.
painspotter-mcp
AI-analyzed startup & product opportunities mined from Reddit, Hacker News, Product Hunt & Stack Exchange. Query pain points, trending…
mcp-molecules
Chemistry toolbox computed from authoritative data: molecular weight / molar mass of any formula (nested groups, isotope labels,…
fittin-mcp
Patent prior art search and startup IP intelligence for AI founders. Clone risk score, defensibility map, patentable features, competitor…
science-ai-mcp-server
Academic peer-review and research workflow tools from [Science AI Journal](https://scienceaijournal.com): Pre-Check (paper-tier…
UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics (provenance-first)
UNESCO UIS statistics (education, science, culture) with full provenance and fixed releases.
sparkit-mcp
MCP server for [SPARKIT](https://sparkit.science), a scientific research agent that searches the literature, reads papers, and returns…
citeguard
Check a citation against Crossref for retraction, correction, or expression-of-concern status before it goes into a paper, summary, or…
Hlido Agent Reviews
Independent AI-agent reviews: trust checks, evidence scorecards, incident registry, recommendations.
BGPT - Scientific Paper Search
Search scientific papers with structured experimental data from full-text studies
uap-pulse
Search and map the Pentagon UAP/UFO releases plus curated official archives from 12 nations.
GetABrain
Real human judgment as agent tools — ask a question, get a structured human answer back.
AgentFEM
Build, run, inspect, and verify finite-element simulations with AgentFEM.
Cite Caddy
Remote MCP server for full read/write access to a Zotero library
mcp-server
Query daily trending open-source projects from GitHub & Hacker News with AI-generated bilingual (EN/ZH) summaries, categories, use cases,…
André — Analyse électorale française
Résultats des élections françaises 1999-2026 par bureau de vote, socio-démo INSEE et cartes.
briefing-mcp
Hourly ranked news (AI, markets, sports, world): JSON, e-ink pages, Morning Paper PDF; 25 free/day
FragDenStaat
Freedom-of-information requests for Germany via FragDenStaat.de, the froide FOI portal.
mcp-archiveorg
Search inside digitised books, browse the Internet Archive catalogue and read Wayback captures.
mcp-databnf
Search the BnF open catalogue: authors, works, editions and links to what is digitised.
mcp-libraryofcongress
Search inside scanned US newspapers and browse the Library of Congress catalogue. No API key.
tube-bridge
YouTube MCP server for search, transcripts, frames, comments, channels, and local semantic corpora.