Qualitative Researcher MCP Server

A sophisticated tool for retrieving rich, contextual information about qualitative research entities, providing structured insights tailored to different research components. When to use this tool: - Retrieving detailed information about research projects, participants, interviews, and analytical elements - Exploring thematic analyses and research findings - Reviewing participant profiles and interview transcripts - Examining code definitions and their connections to data - Analyzing emerging themes and their supporting evidence - Investigating research questions and related findings - Reviewing analytical memos and their connections to data - Preparing for coding sessions by establishing contextual understanding - Exploring relationships between codes, themes, and concepts - Getting a comprehensive overview of project progress and insights - Tracking research activities by their current status - Managing tasks based on their assigned priorities - Understanding sequential relationships between research processes Key features: - Provides richly formatted, context-aware information about research entities - Adapts output format based on entity type (project, participant, interview, code, theme, memo, researchQuestion) - Presents both direct entity information and related research elements - Shows research design, methodology, and analysis progression - Tracks entity views within the current research session - Formats information in a structured, readable markdown format - Highlights relationships between research elements - Presents supporting quotes and evidence for themes and codes - Shows co-occurrence patterns between codes where available - Includes status information for tracking research progress - Displays priority assignments for critical research elements - Visualizes sequential relationships between research processes Parameters explained: 1. entityName: Required - The name of the entity to retrieve context for - Example: "Health Behavior Study", "Participant_P001", "Interview_20230315" 2. entityType: Optional - The type of entity being retrieved - Default: "project" - Helps the system format the output appropriately - Common types include: "project", "participant", "interview", "code", "theme", "memo", "researchQuestion", "status", "priority" 3. sessionId: Optional - The current session identifier - Typically provided by startsession - Used for tracking entity views within the session Each entity type returns specialized context information: - Project: Shows project status, description, research design, research questions, data collection stats, recent interviews, analysis progress (themes), and findings - Participant: Displays demographic information, interview history, observation records, notable quotes, and research memos - Interview: Shows project affiliation, participant, date, transcript content, applied codes, and notable quotes - Code: Displays definition, status, creation date, code group affiliations, supporting quotes, sources, associated themes, and code co-occurrence data - Theme: Shows description, status, creation date, project affiliation, supporting codes, example quotes, and analytical memos - Memo: Displays topic, date, project affiliation, content, and related entities - Research Question: Shows the question text, project affiliation, related findings, themes, and supporting quotes - Status: Shows all entities assigned this status value, organized by entity type - Priority: Shows all entities assigned this priority value, organized by entity type - Other Entity Types: Shows observations and relationship information for other entity types Status and Priority Information: - All entity displays include status information when available via has_status relations - Priority assignments are shown for tasks and other prioritized elements - Valid status values include: planning, data_collection, analysis, writing, complete, scheduled, conducted, transcribed, coded, analyzed, emerging, developing, established, preliminary, draft, final, active, in_progress - Valid priority values include: high, low Sequential Process Relationships: - Entity displays show preceding and following entities through precedes relations - Process sequences are visualized to show workflow between research activities - Research phases and activities display their position in the overall research process Return information: - Formatted markdown text with hierarchical structure - Sections adapted to the specific entity type - Related entities shown with their descriptions and connections - Status and priority information prominently displayed - Sequential relationships clearly indicated - Error messages if the entity doesn't exist or can't be retrieved You should: - Specify the exact entity name for accurate retrieval - Provide the entity type when possible for optimally formatted results - Start with project entities to get a high-level overview of research - Use participant context to understand individual perspectives - Examine interview context to see coding applied to raw data - Review code context to understand analytical categories - Explore theme context to see patterns and theoretical constructs - Use research question context to track progress toward answering key inquiries - Examine memo context to review analytical insights - Check status entities to see all research elements at the same stage - Review priority entities to identify critical research tasks - Explore sequential relationships to understand research process flow - After retrieving context, follow up on specific entities of interest - Use in conjunction with startsession to maintain session tracking - Remember that this tool only retrieves existing information; use buildcontext to add new entities