36 MCP servers and agent skills in the Research category, ranked by quality score.
Evidence-backed web research for AI agents. Real-time search with cited claims, confidence scores, and compare mode (raw LLM vs evidence-backed). MCP server, REST API, and Python SDK.
Search and cite rare historical texts (alchemy, Hermeticism, Renaissance philosophy) with DOI-backed academic citations from [Source Library](https://sourcelibrary.org)
Semantic search over 600k+ CS/AI papers with citation-graph traversal, full-text extraction, embeddings, and BibTeX export. Works anonymously or with a free key. Install: `npx scholar-feed-mcp init`.
Resolve any scholarly identifier (DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv, ISSN, ADS bibcode, WHO IRIS URL) into structured CSL JSON, format in 10,000+ citation styles, or export to BibTeX/RIS/EndNote/Zotero RDF/CSV. Single or batch. Install: `npx -y scholar-sidekick-mcp`.
Access legislative data from all 50 US states and Congress — search bills, get full text, track votes, and look up legislators via the LegiScan API.
Query real, quality-scored humans as an agent tool. [GetABrain](https://getabrain.ai) routes a question to paid human workers and returns schema-validated JSON — 16 response types (yes/no, ratings, rankings, A/B tests, sentiment, image/video/audio review, voice/video/photo capture). Fully programmatic signup with a $5 free trial credit, no card required. `npx -y @getabrain/mcp-server`.
Academic peer-review and research workflow tools from [Science AI Journal](https://scienceaijournal.com): Pre-Check (paper-tier prediction), AI multi-agent peer review, Research Gaps Finder, Journal Recommender (1,214 venues with predatory-journal flags), Duplicate Publication Checker (CrossRef/arXiv/medRxiv/bioRxiv/Unpaywall/900k-paper library), and the Article Writer pipeline. Free local tools (