Research MCP servers

4,461 tagged Research, measured the same way as everything else here.

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mcp-docs

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modelcontextprotocol/servers

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2 ✓ vendor

The MCP documentation itself, served as an MCP server: lets the agent search the protocol spec and guides. Remote server at modelcontextprotocol.io.

not rated 91k +186 5d ago A tokens not measured

mcp

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koala73/worldmonitor

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Live markets, conflicts, country risk, chokepoints, energy, and China decision signals. 93 tools. Remote server at worldmonitor.app.

not rated 89k +399 today A tokens not measured AGPL-3.0

context7

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upstash/context7

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Gives the agent up-to-date documentation and code examples for libraries and frameworks, fetched on demand so answers are not stuck at the model's training cutoff. Runs locally from the @upstash/context7-mcp npm package. Needs 1 environment variable to run.

not rated 63k +305 today A tokens not measured original MIT

gpt-researcher

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assafelovic/gpt-researcher

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

GPT Researcher is an autonomous agent designed for comprehensive online research on a variety of tasks. Runs locally from the gpt-researcher Python package.

not rated 30k +128 7d ago A Socket: warn tokens not measured original Apache-2.0

screenpipe-mcp

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screenpipe/screenpipe

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Search your local screen recordings, audio transcripts, and computer activity from screenpipe. Runs locally from the screenpipe-mcp npm package.

not rated 22k +63 today A tokens not measured

context7

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ccusage/ccusage

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

One of 2 in .mcp.json

Context7's hosted MCP server: up-to-date library documentation and code examples on demand. Remote server at mcp.context7.com.

not rated 19k +78 today A tokens not measured

mcp-use-docs

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mcp-use/mcp-use

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

MCP server "mcp-use-docs", hosted remotely at docs.mcp-use.com, as configured in mcp-use/mcp-use.

not rated 11k +33 changed 19d ago A tokens not measured original MIT

sui-kapa

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MystenLabs/sui

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Semantic search across Sui documentation and knowledge sources, powered by kapa.ai. Remote server at sui.mcp.kapa.ai.

not rated 7.8k +10 today A tokens not measured original Apache-2.0

firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Lets the agent scrape, crawl and search the web through Firecrawl, returning clean markdown. Runs locally from the firecrawl-mcp npm package. Needs 1 environment variable to run.

not rated 7.6k +46 today A Socket: warn tokens not measured original MIT

contact-affordance

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modelcontextprotocol/registry

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2 ✓ vendor

One of 7 in

Check how to contact a business website, and whether that contact path actually works. Remote server at contact-affordance-mcp.ottobot2025.workers.dev.

not rated 7.4k +35 3d ago A tokens not measured

qt-docs

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Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

MCP server "qt-docs", hosted remotely at qt-docs-mcp.qt.io, as configured in Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio.

not rated 7.2k +11 today A tokens not measured

search

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airweave-ai/airweave

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

MCP server for searching Airweave collections with natural language queries. Runs locally from the airweave-mcp-search npm package. Needs 3 environment variables to run.

not rated 6.6k +1 4mo ago A tokens not measured original MIT archived

wigolo

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KnockOutEZ/wigolo

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Local-first web intelligence MCP server for AI coding agents. Runs locally from the wigolo npm package. Needs 1 environment variable to run.

not rated 5.5k +15 yesterday A tokens not measured

zotero-mcp

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54yyyu/zotero-mcp

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

A Model Context Protocol server for Zotero. Runs locally from the zotero-mcp-server Python package. Needs 5 environment variables to run.

not rated 5.4k +123 yesterday A Socket: warn tokens not measured original MIT

context7

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fuxicodex/Fuxi

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Context7's hosted MCP server: up-to-date library documentation and code examples on demand. Remote server at mcp.context7.com.

not rated 3.3k +10 changed 18d ago A tokens not measured

brightdata-mcp

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brightdata/brightdata-mcp

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Bright Data's Web MCP server enabling AI agents to search, extract & navigate the web. Runs locally from the @brightdata/mcp npm package. Needs 9 environment variables to run.

not rated 2.7k +9 3d ago A tokens not measured original MIT

tavily-mcp

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tavily-ai/tavily-mcp

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

MCP server for advanced web search using Tavily. Runs locally from the tavily-mcp npm package. Needs 2 environment variables to run.

not rated 2.4k +9 2d ago A Socket: warn tokens not measured original MIT

tractorjuice/arc-kit

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

One of 5 in .mcp.json

MCP server "google-developer-knowledge", hosted remotely at developerknowledge.googleapis.com, as configured in tractorjuice/arc-kit.

not rated 2.3k +7 today A tokens not measured

web-search

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maxritter/pilot-shell

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

One of 7 in .mcp.json

web search the internet. Runs locally from the open-websearch npm package. Needs 3 environment variables to run.

not rated 2.1k +8 changed 18d ago A tokens not measured

openosint

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OpenOSINT/OpenOSINT

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

AI-powered OSINT agent, MCP server, and CLI. Interactive REPL + 19 tools. Anthropic Claude or local Ollama. For authorized security research use only. Runs locally from the openosint Python package. Needs 5 environment variables to run.

not rated 1.8k +27 2d ago A Socket: warn tokens not measured original MIT

brave/brave-search-mcp-server

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2 ✓ vendor

One of 2 in server.json

Brave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more. Runs locally from the @brave/brave-search-mcp-server npm package. Needs 1 environment variable to run.

not rated 1.5k +13 yesterday A tokens not measured original MIT

docs

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proxysoul/Empryo

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

Search and read Empryo's documentation. Read-only, no auth, no local access. Remote server at empryo.com.

not rated 1.4k +60 2d ago A tokens not measured

mcp-searxng

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ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading. Runs locally from the mcp-searxng npm package. Needs 3 environment variables to run.

not rated 1.3k +21 4d ago A tokens not measured original MIT

ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp

MCP server Claude CodeCodexCursor +2

One of 2 in server.json

Provide your AI coding tools with token-efficient access to up-to-date technical documentation for… Remote server at server.smithery.ai.

not rated 1.2k +3 16d ago A tokens not measured original MIT

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