OriginGrid MCP server

• origingrid_approve_contributionFree

  Approve a pending source-card contribution (admin only; requires admin_token when ORIGINGRID_ADMIN_TOKEN is set)

• origingrid_contributewrite actionFree

  Submit a new URL as a source-card candidate (anonymous, pending review). [ASRP: Use AFTER finding a URL that is useful but not yet in the registry.]

• origingrid_discoverFree

  Discover first-hand information sources for a topic from the OriginGrid local registry — no external search engine involved. Optionally narrow by topic and/or region. Follow up with origingrid_fetch(url) for live content or origingrid_get_source for details. [ASRP: Use FIRST for broad topic discovery. Follow with origingrid_plan for multi-step fetch or origingrid_fetch for single URL.]

• origingrid_execute_batchwrite actionFree

  Execute multiple search plan steps in batch. Accepts `steps` (array of step objects from origingrid_plan) and optional `parallel_groups` (array of arrays of step indices). Steps within the same parallel_group run concurrently on the server — the agent doesn't need to manage concurrency. Supports per-step timeout, automatic retry (default 1), and error isolation (one step failing doesn't affect others). Concurrency is limited to 8 by default for VPS memory safety. Returns structured results with elapsed timing per step. Combine with origingrid_plan: plan → execute_batch → agent reads the results. [ASRP: Call AFTER origingrid_plan. Steps in same parallel_group run concurrently.]

• origingrid_feedbackwrite actionFree

  Submit feedback (rating 1-5) for a source returned in a previous search, using that search's `search_id` (from origingrid_search response). Feeds source quality signals; rating 3 = neutral, no positive/negative bias.

• origingrid_fetchFree

  Fetch first-hand content from a URL. Returns `structuredContent.data` with {title, content, url, cache_hit, fetched_at}. Read `.data.content` directly — the metadata and content are separated. Pass `delivery_level=excerpt` (default) for ~300 chars, `full` for complete content. [ASRP: Call AFTER origingrid_search. Loop over sources[] and fetch each source.url.]

• origingrid_get_sourceFree

  Get details for a single information source by its source_id

• origingrid_listFree

  List available information sources, optionally filtered by topic and/or region. Supports `limit`/`offset` pagination; the response reports the **total** number of matches so you can page through all results. [ASRP: Browse available sources by category. Use for exploration before planning.]

• origingrid_pending_contributionsFree

  List pending source-card contributions awaiting admin review (admin only; requires admin_token when ORIGINGRID_ADMIN_TOKEN is set). Review loop: list pending → origingrid_approve_contribution(id)

• origingrid_planFree

  Generate an executable search plan for an AI agent. Returns a structured JSON plan with ordered steps, each containing an executable URL with method, expected latency, difficulty, and priority. The agent executes the steps itself — no search-engine caching. Steps within the same parallel_group can be fetched concurrently. Requires browser for yellow-difficulty sources. [ASRP: Call AFTER search/discover. Pass the returned steps to origingrid_execute_batch for concurrent execution.]

• origingrid_reject_contributionFree

  Reject a pending source-card contribution (admin only; requires admin_token when ORIGINGRID_ADMIN_TOKEN is set). Optionally pass `reason`. Review loop: list pending → origingrid_approve_contribution(id) / origingrid_reject_contribution(id)

• origingrid_resolveFree

  Resolve a natural-language query into directly executable first-hand source URLs. Returns structured JSON with executable_url that the agent opens locally. Supports searchable sources (API/search URLs with query parameters) and navigable sources (key pages like about/products/docs/pricing). Does NOT proxy-fetch or submit URLs to general-purpose search engines. [ASRP: Lightweight alternative to plan+execute_batch. Use for direct URL resolution without multi-step plans. For complex queries, use origingrid_plan instead.]

• origingrid_searchFree

  Search for AI agent information sources. Returns `structuredContent.sources[]` with {source_id, name, url, region, difficulty, score}. Read the array directly — no Markdown parsing. Then call origingrid_fetch for each source's URL to get actual content. [ASRP: Use FIRST to find sources. Then fetch each source.url.]

• origingrid_search_by_regionFree

  Search sources filtered by region (cn/global/academic/etc) and optionally by query. [ASRP: Use for region-specific discovery. Narrower than origingrid_search, use when you know the target region.]

• origingrid_search_session_createwrite actionFree

  Create a search session that persists across multiple tool calls. Generates a plan and returns a session_id. Call origingrid_search_session_execute with this session_id to execute steps group by group. [ASRP: Use INSTEAD of origingrid_plan+execute_batch when you need persistent session state across calls.]

• origingrid_search_session_executewrite actionFree

  Execute the next unexecuted step group in a search session. Pass the session_id from origingrid_search_session_create. Returns results for the current group and reports remaining groups. [ASRP: Call AFTER origingrid_search_session_create. Repeat until remaining_groups is 0.]

• origingrid_search_session_statusFree

  Get the current status of a search session. Returns query, depth, completed/total groups, progress percentage, and timestamps. [ASRP: Use to check session progress between execute calls.]

• origingrid_search_similarFree

  Find sources similar to a known source. [ASRP: Use AFTER finding a relevant source to expand your search scope before calling origingrid_plan.]

• origingrid_statsFree

  Get OriginGrid registry statistics

• –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
• Live reliabilityremote reachable in 429ms20/20
• Tool poisoning19 tool descriptions checked15/15
• Auth qualityopen endpoint exposes 5 write-action tools with no auth3/15
• Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
• Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10

OriginGrid: common questions

Is OriginGrid MCP server safe?

With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (57/100). Read the OriginGrid safety report

How do I install OriginGrid?

It runs remotely at www.origingrid.net. 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 OriginGrid need an API key?

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

Is OriginGrid maintained?

The latest release is v1.0.1.

Is OriginGrid up?

100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.

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