Deep Research MCP server
Web search, clean page reading & one-call research dossiers for AI agents. No API key.
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Deep Research tools (3)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
deep_researchOne-call deep research: searches the web, reads the top sources in parallel, and returns a clean, citation-ready dossier. Your agent writes the final synthesis from the dossier. No OpenAI/Perplexity key needed.
read_urlFetch a single URL and return its main content as clean, readable Markdown (navigation, ads, and boilerplate stripped). Ideal for turning a web page into LLM-ready context.
web_searchSearch the web and return a ranked list of results (title, URL, snippet). Use it to discover sources before reading them. No API key required.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-26 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan3 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 98 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Deep Research compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 82/100
- higher than 68% of 3,471 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
- Downloads a week
- 58
- more than 39% of 837 Web search servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 3 read
Install Deep Research in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y deep-research-mcp-server on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add deep-research-mcp-server -- npx -y deep-research-mcp-server
What the publisher says
From the Deep Research repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Deep Research MCP
An MCP server that gives Claude, Cursor, or any AI agent real web-research skills — web search, clean-Markdown page reading, and one-call research dossiers — with no OpenAI / Perplexity / Tavily key required. Your agent is the LLM, so it does the synthesis; this server does the hard part (finding sources, fetching them, and stripping pages down to clean, LLM-ready Markdown).
Tools
Install
Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf
Add to your MCP config (claudedesktopconfig.json, Cursor mcp.json, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"deep-research": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "deep-research-mcp-server"]
}
}
}Then ask your agent: "Use deepresearch to compare the top open-source vector databases in 2026 and summarize with citations."*
Why this over Tavily / Firecrawl?
- No API key — search and page-reading run locally; your agent supplies the intelligence.
- Agentic — deep_research orchestrates multi-source reading and returns a citation-ready dossier, not a single page.
- Free & open — MIT licensed, npx and go.
Notes
- Uses public metasearch (SearXNG) with a DuckDuckGo fallback; very fresh pages may not be indexed yet.
- Some sites block automated fetches; deep_research skips failed sources and reports how many it read.
Also available as a hosted Apify Actor: apify.com/renzomacar/deep-research-mcp. Built by Renzo Madueño.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Deep Research: common questions
- Is Deep Research MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (82/100). Read the Deep Research safety report
- How do I install Deep Research?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Deep Research need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Deep Research maintained?
- The last commit was 137 days ago (2026-06-21). The latest release is v1.0.2.
- What can I use instead of Deep Research?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Exa Search MCP server, Search1API MCP server and Free Search MCP server.
- How does Deep Research compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 82/100 (higher than 68% of 3,471 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.
Alternatives to Deep Research
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- Exa SearchSearch the live web and fetch clean content from source pages.not reviewedEstablishedA
Search1APIMulti-engine web and platform search, news, Google Maps places, page reading, sitemaps, and trends.not reviewedEstablishedA
Free SearchNo-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.not reviewedEstablishedB
Zotero MCPSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.not reviewedWidely usedB- Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's APInot reviewedWidely usedA