Research MCP server
online · 100% uptimeby brontir.com·
com.brontir/research·v1.0.0Web research across search, Reddit, YouTube, reviews and ad libraries, with line-numbered citations
B77/100grade B
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Research tools
Tool list not cached yet. `describe` through the gateway fetches it live.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-03 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 468ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 77/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How Research compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 77/100
- higher than 55% of 3,470 Web search servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
- Response time
- 80 ms
- faster than 91% of 2,238 Web search servers
Install Research in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http research https://research.brontir.com/api/mcp
Research: common questions
- Is Research MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (77/100). Read the Research safety report
- How do I install Research?
- It runs remotely at research.brontir.com. 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 Research need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Research maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is Research 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 Research?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Zotero MCP server, Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) and Perplexity API Platform MCP server.
- How does Research compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 77/100 (higher than 55% of 3,470 Web search servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%); response time 80 ms (faster than 91% of 2,238 Web search servers). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Research
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
Zotero MCPSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.not reviewedWidely usedB- Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's APInot reviewedWidely usedA
- Perplexity API PlatformReal-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's APInot reviewedEstablishedA
- webclawWeb scraping, search, crawling, structured extraction and research for AI agents.not reviewedEstablishedA
- ExaConnect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.not reviewedEstablishedA