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Cerebrum MCP server

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by askcerebrum.org·org.askcerebrum/cerebrum·v1.0.0
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Search the scientific literature and get a cited answer, plus the Trending in Science edition.

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Cerebrum tools (2)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts
  • get_trendingFree

    Get the current Trending in Science edition and return the top headlines grouped by section with links to the original stories.

  • search_literatureFree

    Search the scientific literature for a research question and return a cited answer with a numbered source list. Use this when you need evidence from papers rather than general knowledge.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-14 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
  • Live reliabilityremote reachable in 2721ms17/20
  • Tool poisoning2 tool descriptions checked15/15
  • Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
  • Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10
Overall 87/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Cerebrum compares

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
87/100
higher than 78% of 3,470 Web search servers
Tools
2
the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Uptime
100%
of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
Response time
676 ms
faster than 19% of 2,238 Web search servers

What its tools let an agent do: 2 read

Install Cerebrum in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http cerebrum https://askcerebrum.org/mcp
Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

From the Cerebrum repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Cerebrum

A scientific literature search engine at askcerebrum.org.

Ask a question. Cerebrum searches 14 open scholarly databases in parallel, then writes an answer whose citations link to papers you can open and check.

The count is not typed here — it is derived from SCHOLARLY_SOURCES in functions/lib/product.js, and npm run check fails the build if any copy in the repository disagrees with it.

Stack

  • Frontend: React + Vite, deployed as static site on Cloudflare Pages
  • Backend: Cloudflare Pages Functions (functions/api/search.js)
  • AI: OpenRouter free models (Gemini Flash, DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, Mistral) + Pollinations legs + Cloudflare Workers AI fallback
  • Databases: see SCHOLARLY_SOURCES in functions/lib/product.js for the authoritative list
  • Animation: GSAP for choreography, OGL for the WebGL background. Both bundled; nothing is loaded from a CDN.

Deploy

npm install
npx wrangler login
npm run deploy

Then add secrets (once):

npx wrangler pages secret put OPENROUTER_KEY
npx wrangler pages secret put OPENALEX_KEY          # optional
npx wrangler pages secret put NCBI_API_KEY          # optional

Local development

npm install
cp dev.vars.example .dev.vars    # fill in your OPENROUTER_KEY
npm run dev

Cost

Everything runs on free tiers. Cloudflare Pages (100k requests/day), OpenRouter free models, and free scholarly APIs.

Built by

Vaticay

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Cerebrum: common questions

Is Cerebrum MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (87/100). Read the Cerebrum safety report
How do I install Cerebrum?
It runs remotely at askcerebrum.org. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Cerebrum need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Cerebrum maintained?
The last commit was 21 days ago (2026-10-14). The latest release is v1.0.0.
Is Cerebrum up?
100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
What can I use instead of Cerebrum?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: LetsFG — Flights & Hotels MCP server, Search1API MCP server and searxNcrawl MCP server.
How does Cerebrum compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 87/100 (higher than 78% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 2 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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