Research Hub MCP server
Research workspace for Zotero + Obsidian + NotebookLM. Search, ingest, sync, verify briefs.
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Research Hub tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scansource not scanned: tarball over 25MB25/25
- –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 1 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Install Research Hub in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add research-hub -- uvx research-hub-pipeline
What the publisher says
From the Research Hub repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
<!-- mcp-name: io.github.WenyuChiou/research-hub -->
research-hub
Turn your research stack into an AI-operable workspace.
Use Zotero, Obsidian, and NotebookLM together, or start with any two. research-hub gives your AI assistant a real CLI, MCP server, REST API, and dashboard for repeatable literature workflows.
Traditional Chinese: README.zh-TW.md | Watch the full-res mp4
📚 Part of the agentic AI learning roadmap — a 7-stage curated path for building agentic AI, multilingual (zh-TW · zh-Hans · English). This workspace is referenced in §13 (research workflow skills).
🧪 Real-use signal: in daily use by 1 PhD researcher (Lehigh CEE) tracking 7+ research clusters across Zotero + Obsidian + NotebookLM. Shipping since Apr 2026, docs updated for v0.95.0.
Quick start
pip install research-hub-pipeline
research-hub dashboard --sample # preview with sample data, no accounts neededFor a real research-hub vault with Zotero / Obsidian / NotebookLM integration, pick the install path matching your stack in § Start Here.
Contents
- Quick start
- Real Screenshots
- Is this for me?
- Start Here
- First-Run Checklist
- Credential Reference
- Connect your AI host
- Why this exists
- What it does
- Operator Modes
- Dashboard tour
- Inside Zotero
Real Screenshots
These are generated by a real research-hub vault, not mockups.
Obsidian paper note: Markdown note with title, authors, DOI, Zotero key, tags, cluster, status, and verification metadata.
Obsidian Bases dashboard: generated .base file with sortable paper metadata and reading status.
Obsidian graph view: managed topic folders and labels can be colored with research-hub vault graph-colors --refresh.
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Research Hub: common questions
- Is Research Hub MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Research Hub safety report
- How do I install Research Hub?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Research Hub need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Research Hub maintained?
- The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-27). The latest release is v1.0.0.
- What can I use instead of Research Hub?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Obsidian Vault MCP server, Obsidian MCP server and Agent-Native Content MCP server. Compare all Research Hub alternatives.
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