🔬 QualAI - AI-Powered Qualitative Research MCP Server

Community-driven, RAG-enhanced qualitative research analysis powered by Claude

Transform qualitative research with AI assistance. QualAI is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that brings advanced AI capabilities to qualitative data analysis while maintaining methodological rigor.

💡 Share Your Innovative Research Methods!

QualAI grows stronger with every researcher who contributes.

Have you developed a unique qualitative methodology? A novel coding technique? An innovative analysis approach?

🌟 Share it with the global research community!

When you contribute your methodology to QualAI:

✅ Help thousands of researchers worldwide discover and use your approach
✅ Get cited every time someone uses your methodology
✅ Receive feedback and improvements from peer researchers
✅ Build your reputation as a methodological innovator
✅ Make qualitative research better for everyone

Your innovation can transform how the world does qualitative research.

👉 Contribute Your Methodology | Browse Community Methods

✨ Revolutionary Features

🤖 AI-Native Analysis

Automatic coding with semantic understanding
Theme extraction with theoretical depth
Saturation detection
Negative case discovery
Inter-coder reliability automation

🌍 Community-Driven Methodologies

RAG-powered methodology library: Access community-contributed research methods
GitHub integration: Share and discover methodologies from researchers worldwide
Validated approaches: Peer-reviewed methodologies with quality ratings
Flexible: Use established methods or create your own

🎯 20 Specialized Tools

Methodology Management (3)

selectMethodology - AI finds the best methodology for your research
loadMethodology - Load community methodologies
listMethodologies - Browse available methods

Coding Tools (5)

autoCoding - AI-powered automatic coding
refineCodebook - Optimize your codebook
mergeCodesSmart - Intelligent code merging
suggestSubcodes - Hierarchical code suggestions
validateCoding - Consistency checking

Thematic Analysis (4)

extractThemes - Inductive/deductive theme extraction
analyzePatterns - Pattern and relationship analysis
detectSaturation - Theoretical saturation detection
compareThemesAcrossCases - Cross-case comparison

Theory Building (3)

buildGroundedTheory - Guided grounded theory development
generateConceptMap - Automatic concept mapping
analyzeNarrative - Narrative structure analysis

Validation (4)

findNegativeCases - Negative case analysis
triangulate - Multi-source triangulation
calculateReliability - Inter-coder reliability
assessQuality - Research quality assessment

Reporting (1)

generateReport - Comprehensive analysis reports

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/seanshin0214/qualai-mcp.git cd qualai-mcp # Install dependencies npm install # Build npm run build

Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "qualai": { "command": "node", "args": ["C:\\Users\\YOUR-USERNAME\\Documents\\qualai-mcp\\dist\\index.js"], "env": { "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-openai-key-optional", "QUALAI_GITHUB_REPO": "qualai-community/methodologies" } } } }

Restart Claude Desktop

That's it! QualAI is now available in Claude.

💬 First time? Try this:

"I have 15 interview transcripts about remote work experiences. Help me choose the right methodology and start coding."

🌍 Community Methodologies

Current Methodologies (2)

Built-in:

Constructivist Grounded Theory (Charmaz, 2014)
Reflexive Thematic Analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006)

Community Contributed:

Be the first to contribute!

Contributing Your Methodology

Your methodology could help thousands of researchers worldwide.

Step 1: Create Your Methodology

Use our template (see CONTRIBUTING.md)

Step 2: Test Locally

# Place in methodologies/ directory cp your-methodology.json qualai-mcp/methodologies/ # Restart QualAI and test

Step 3: Share with Community

Fork qualai-community/methodologies
Add your methodology with documentation
Create Pull Request
Community peer review (2+ reviewers)
Merged and available to all! 🎉

Recognition

Your name appears in methodology metadata
Automatic citation generation
Contributor leaderboard
Usage statistics (opt-in)

Ready to contribute? See CONTRIBUTING.md

🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Claude Desktop │ │ (User Interface & Conversations) │ └──────────────┬──────────────────────┘ │ MCP Protocol ┌──────────────▼──────────────────────┐ │ QualAI MCP Server │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Methodology Orchestrator │ │ │ └────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────┬─────────┬──────────┐ │ │ │ Coding │ Thematic│ Theory │ │ │ │ Engine │ Engine │ Engine │ │ │ └─────────┴─────────┴──────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ RAG System (Qdrant) │ │ │ │ - Community methodologies │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Knowledge Graph (SQLite) │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ GitHub: qualai-community │ │ Community Methodologies Registry │ │ - YOUR methodology! 🌟 │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘

🤝 Contributing

We welcome all forms of contribution!

Ways to Contribute

📖 Share Methodologies: Most valuable contribution!
🐛 Report Bugs: Help us improve
💡 Suggest Features: Shape QualAI's future
📝 Improve Docs: Help others learn
💻 Submit Code: Enhance functionality

📊 Roadmap

v1.1 (Q1 2025)

Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)
Discourse Analysis tools
10+ community methodologies

v1.2 (Q2 2025)

Real-time collaboration
Multi-language support
25+ community methodologies

v2.0 (Q3 2025)

Web interface
50+ community methodologies

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE

📞 Support & Community

💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions
🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
📧 Email: seanshin0214@gmail.com

🌟 Final Call to Action

To Researchers Using QualAI: Your research benefits from methodologies shared by others. Consider giving back!

To Methodology Innovators: Your unique approach could revolutionize how thousands conduct research. Share it!

To the Qualitative Research Community: Together, we're building the world's most comprehensive, open, and accessible methodology library.

Let's transform qualitative research together.

→ Start Contributing Today

Made with ❤️ by researchers, for researchers

Version: 1.0.0 Last Updated: 2025-11-02

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