Research Signals MCP server

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• list_signals

  List scored research signals from swarm intelligence. Each signal has a composite score based on urgency, buyer intent, durability, and source count. Signals come from HN, Reddit, ArXiv, GitHub, and other sources.

• recalculate_scores

  Force a recalculation of all signal scores. Applies time decay to urgency and detects new breakout trends. Use after ingesting new data.

• signal_detail

  Get deep detail on a specific research signal including full evidence, score breakdown (urgency, buyer intent, durability), actionable-for audience, and trend history.

• signal_stats

  Get aggregate statistics: total signals, category breakdown (count + avg score + top topic per category), and the top 10 signals overall.

• signals_by_category

  Get all signals in a specific category. Categories: ai, infrastructure, security, devtools, data, business, career, market.

• trending_signals

  Get breakout signals (trending at 1.8x+ their rolling average) and hot signals (score 6+). Use this to find what's surging right now.

• triage_signals

  Group research signals into build_now, monitor, and ignore buckets with product mapping for cloud-agent, mcp-audit, web-recon, and lead-gen plus a one-sentence recommended action.

• Code scan2 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
• Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10

Research Signals: common questions

Is Research Signals MCP server safe?

With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (65/100). Read the Research Signals safety report

How do I install Research Signals?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Research Signals need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Research Signals maintained?

The latest release is v1.2.0.

What can I use instead of Research Signals?

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