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Agentic Research MCP server

by TheAiSingularity·io.github.TheAiSingularity/agentic-research·v0.1.3·2 stars
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Local research agent that verifies its own answers. Runs on Gemma 3 4B + Ollama, $0/query.

C65/100grade C
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Agentic Research tools (3, 1 write)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

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  • memory_count

    Return the count of trajectories in the persistent memory store.

  • researchwrite action

    Run a full research query through the local engine.

  • reset_memory

    Wipe the persistent memory store. Returns the count of trajectories wiped.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

1 medium
  • Code scan33 source files scanned20/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
  • Maintenancelast push 159 days ago8/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Findings (1)

  • mediumeval / new Function usedexec.eval
    agentic_research_engine-0.1.3/engine/core/plugins.py: …ed outright. FORBIDDEN_SYMBOLS = ( "eval(", "exec(", "subprocess.Popen", …
Overall 65/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Agentic Research compares

Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
65/100
higher than 25% of 4,460 AI and agents servers
Tools
3
the typical AI and agents server has 6
Tools that change things
33%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
GitHub stars
2
more than 65% of 2,711 AI and agents servers
Downloads a week
37
more than 28% of 1,538 AI and agents servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 2 read · 1 change

Install Agentic Research in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add agentic-research -- uvx agentic-research-engine
Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

From the Agentic Research repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

agentic-research-engine-oss

The best $0 research agent that runs on a laptop. Open-source end-to-end, reproducible, privacy-preserving. No cloud dependency by default; no telemetry; every LLM call, every source, and every verification decision is visible.

Table of contents

  • TL;DR
  • Why use this instead of…
  • Quickstart — Mac local
  • Quickstart — no install (Google Colab)
  • Three ways to drive it
  • What ships
  • Domain presets
  • Bring your own documents
  • MCP + Claude plugin
  • Plugin / skill loader
  • Architecture at a glance
  • Repo layout

TL;DR

Local-first research agent that verifies its own answers. Runs on Gemma 3 4B + Ollama (3.3 GB on disk) for $0/query; swaps to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint with one env var.

pip install agentic-research-engine
agentic-research ask "what is Anthropic's contextual retrieval?" --domain papers

Why use this instead of…

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Agentic Research: common questions

Is Agentic Research MCP server safe?
With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (65/100). Read the Agentic Research safety report
How do I install Agentic Research?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Agentic Research need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for OPENAI_API_KEY.
Is Agentic Research maintained?
The last commit was 197 days ago (2026-04-21). The latest release is v0.1.3.
What can I use instead of Agentic Research?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: IWE (iwe.md) MCP server, Orcareplay MCP server and PDF MCP server.
How does Agentic Research compare with other AI and agents MCP servers?
safety score 65/100 (higher than 25% of 4,460 AI and agents servers); tools 3 (the typical AI and agents server has 6); tools that change things 33% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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