research_mcp
by simonives
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH_MCP_CONTACT | No | Email for scholarly-API polite pools and to enable the Unpaywall OA resolver | |
| RESEARCH_MCP_BRAVE_KEY | No | Brave Search API key → reliable backend for web-search (free tier) | |
| RESEARCH_MCP_CACHE_DIR | No | Where retrieved files and API responses are cached | |
| RESEARCH_MCP_USER_AGENT | No | Override the browser User-Agent used by fetch-url | |
| RESEARCH_MCP_ZOTERO_URL | No | Override the Zotero local API base (default http://localhost:23119/api) | |
| RESEARCH_MCP_SEARXNG_URL | No | A SearXNG instance URL → self-hosted backend for web-search | |
| RESEARCH_MCP_OBSIDIAN_VAULT | No | Path to an Obsidian vault → activates the vault-* tools | |
| RESEARCH_MCP_SEARCH_BACKEND | No | Force web-search backend: duckduckgo (default, keyless best-effort), brave, or searxng |
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Tools
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Prompts
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Resources
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