Community Research MCP

# ============================================================================ # REQUIRED: At least ONE LLM API Key # ============================================================================ # Option 1: Gemini (Recommended - FREE) # - 1,500 requests/day free # - No credit card required # - Get key: https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey GEMINI_API_KEY= # Option 2: OpenAI (Paid - Best Quality) # - Costs money per request # - Get key: https://platform.openai.com/api-keys OPENAI_API_KEY= # Option 3: Anthropic Claude (Paid - High Quality) # - Costs money per request # - Get key: https://console.anthropic.com/ ANTHROPIC_API_KEY= # Option 4: OpenRouter (Free $5 credit, then paid) # - Access to 100+ models # - Get key: https://openrouter.ai/keys OPENROUTER_API_KEY= # Option 5: Perplexity (5 requests/day free, then paid) # - Has web search built-in # - Get key: https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api PERPLEXITY_API_KEY= # ============================================================================ # OPTIONAL: Enhanced Search APIs (Dramatically Improves Results!) # ============================================================================ # Serper (Google Search API - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ⭐) # - 2,500 free searches per month # - Access to Google Search results # - Dramatically better results than free APIs # - Get key: https://serper.dev/ SERPER_API_KEY= # Brave Search (Privacy-focused alternative) # - 2,000 free searches per month # - Privacy-focused search engine # - Get key: https://brave.com/search/api/ BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY= # ============================================================================ # NOTES ON IMPROVING RESULTS # ============================================================================ # # By default, the server uses these FREE APIs: # - Stack Overflow (limited technical coverage) # - GitHub Issues/Discussions (limited scope) # - Reddit (hit or miss) # - Hacker News (limited coverage) # # To get MUCH BETTER results: # 1. Add SERPER_API_KEY (gives you Google Search access) # 2. Add PERPLEXITY_API_KEY (has built-in web search) # 3. Use broader search terms for niche topics # # With SERPER_API_KEY, you'll get 10x more results! #