Universal Research MCP server

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• codex_host_agent_status

  Report whether protected current-task Codex control is available.

• codex_prepare_agent_control

  Fail closed unless a protected Codex host broker is available.

• governance_assess_plan
• governance_capture_codex_decision

  Validate a returned host decision without writing it to the ledger.

• governance_evaluate_gate
• governance_evaluate_operation

  Evaluate declarative preflight; never authorize or execute a host tool call.

• governance_get_capabilities
• governance_get_role_manifest
• governance_get_role_prompt_contract

  Return the internal versioned prompt contract for one registered role.

• governance_preflight_parallel_batch

  Validate a parallel batch without starting agents, models, or network.

• governance_prepare_codex_critical_batch

  Build isolated same-snapshot dispatch requests for the critical reviewers.

• governance_prepare_codex_dispatch

  Build a non-executing, host-owned Codex dispatch manifest.

• governance_prepare_failure_record
• governance_prepare_scope_governor_receipt
• governance_resolve_failure_policy
• governance_validate_decision
• governance_validate_task_packet
• memory_audit_ledger

  Return read-only policy and record-integrity findings for canonical JSONL.

• memory_check_evidence_eligibility

  Check exact evidence integrity and count, never semantic claim support.

• memory_fetch_evidence

  Fetch an exact event locator; keep display context outside its reference.

• memory_latest

  Return latest non-reference records, ordered by recorded event time.

• memory_search_candidates

  Return provenance-bound candidates. Fetch original evidence before concluding.

• public_demo_status

  Return a path-free publication receipt for the running MCP process.

• research_commit_ingest

  Append exactly one approved pending draft and refresh derived indexes.

• research_index_status

  Report derived-index health without modifying canonical research records.

• research_pending_ingest_status

  Return metadata for one pending immutable ingest draft without its content.

• research_prepare_ingest

  Validate input and create an immutable pending draft, never a canonical record.

• research_profile_status

  Inspect the declared research profile without executing any route.

• research_semantic_models

  List reviewed local SentenceTransformer models without contacting a registry.

• research_semantic_setup_plan

  Plan without network or execution; revision must be a full immutable commit SHA.

• worker_executewrite action
• worker_inventory
• worker_read
• worker_search
• worker_writewrite action

• Code scan105 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
• Maintenancelast push 3 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Universal Research: common questions

Is Universal Research MCP server safe?

Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Universal Research safety report

How do I install Universal Research?

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

Does Universal Research need an API key?

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

Is Universal Research maintained?

The last commit was 3 days ago (2026-09-17). The latest release is v0.9.3.

What can I use instead of Universal Research?

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