KATA Research Automation MCP server
Deterministic research automation with live OpenAlex search and reusable workflow programs.
Little public usage data yet
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KATA Research Automation tools (8, 3 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postskata_apply_commandFreeApply one allowlisted semantic workspace command and return the next workspace snapshot.
kata_compile_workflowFreeCompile two compatible semantic demonstrations into a deterministic JSON-Schema-constrained program.
kata_diagnose_web_interopFreeClassify observed WebMCP, MCP, browser and API constraints and return a conservative compliant integration path without weakening security controls.
kata_execute_programwrite actionFreeExecute a compiled deterministic program transactionally against a supplied workspace snapshot.
kata_plan_triagewrite actionFreeCreate a deterministic triage plan from live OpenAlex results or supplied works without mutating a workspace.
kata_preview_automationFreePreview an automation and return matching works plus an integrity fingerprint. Makes no changes.
kata_run_automationwrite actionFreeRun a deterministic automation only when its preview fingerprint still matches current inputs. Nested tools are depth-bounded.
kata_search_researchFreeSearch live scholarly works through OpenAlex. Returns normalized real research records; never mock data.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-20 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 702ms20/20
- Tool poisoning8 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint exposes 3 write-action tools with no auth3/15
- Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Findings (1)
- highWrite-action tools reachable without authentication
auth.open-write
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http kata https://kata-webmcp.vercel.app/api/mcp
KATA Research Automation: common questions
- Is KATA Research Automation MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (57/100). Read the KATA Research Automation safety report
- How do I install KATA Research Automation?
- It runs remotely at kata-webmcp.vercel.app. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does KATA Research Automation need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is KATA Research Automation maintained?
- The latest release is v3.0.0.
- Is KATA Research Automation up?
- 100% of our last 6 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of KATA Research Automation?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Zotero MCP server, Tinysearch MCP server and Cronus UI MCP server. Compare all KATA Research Automation alternatives.
Alternatives to KATA Research Automation
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Zotero MCPSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.not reviewedEstablishedB- TinysearchFast discovery search and self-hosted web research for MCP agents.not reviewedEstablishedB
Cronus UISearch, install, compose, add-page, and theme Cronus UI from the live registry.not reviewedGrowingA- UniprotProtein research over UniProtKB — search by function, fetch curated records, map IDs, proteomes.not reviewedGrowingA
