Nobleblocks MCP server
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Nobleblocks tools (3)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsget_citationFreeFormat a citation for one paper as BibTeX, RIS or APA 7. The URL is the paper's NobleID ARK link when it has a confirmed one, else its DOI link. DOIs known to be unreliable are left out rather than guessed.
get_paperFreeGet full metadata for one paper: authors, journal, volume/issue/pages, DOI, PMID, ARK (when the paper has a confirmed NobleID), citation count, abstract and links.
search_papersFreeSearch the NobleBlocks paper index by keyword relevance. Returns up to `limit` papers with title, authors, year, journal, DOI, citation count, an abstract excerpt and a NobleBlocks link. Use get_paper with a result's `id` for full metadata, or get_citation to cite it.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-12 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 2429ms17/20
- Tool poisoning3 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
- Maintenancelast push 126 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
How Nobleblocks compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 79/100
- higher than 63% of 3,470 Web search servers
- Tools
- 3
- 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
- 552 ms
- faster than 26% of 2,238 Web search servers
- GitHub stars
- 1
- more than 55% of 1,786 Web search servers
What its tools let an agent do: 3 read
Install Nobleblocks in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http nobleblocks-mcp https://mcp.nobleblocks.com/mcp
Grade history
- 2026-10-12restoreF → Bscore 79
Nobleblocks: common questions
- Is Nobleblocks MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (79/100). Read the Nobleblocks safety report
- How do I install Nobleblocks?
- It runs remotely at mcp.nobleblocks.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 Nobleblocks need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Nobleblocks maintained?
- The last commit was 149 days ago (2026-06-08). The latest release is v2.0.0.
- Is Nobleblocks 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 Nobleblocks?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Arxiv MCP server, Crg MCP server and Semantic Scholar MCP Server.
- How does Nobleblocks compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 79/100 (higher than 63% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 3 (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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