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Research, papers & reference data

103 agent tools in this category, ranked by GitHub stars for now. Hands-on test results will replace this ranking as they finish.

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The three most-starred tools here. Not tested together yet.

paper-preflight

Checks every LaTeX reference against Crossref, dblp, arXiv, DataCite, PubMed and OpenAlex. No LLM.

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ai.smithery/adamamer20-paper-search-mcp-openai

Search and download academic papers from arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Google Scholar, Semantic…

https://server.smithery.ai/@adamamer20/paper-search-mcp-openai/mcp
com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp

MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more

npm:altmetric-mcp

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paper-preflight
Checks every LaTeX reference against Crossref, dblp, arXiv, DataCite, PubMed and OpenAlex. No LLM.
MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI
18228 days agoMIT
ai.smithery/adamamer20-paper-search-mcp-openai
Search and download academic papers from arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Google Scholar, Semantic…
MCP serverVerified domain · smithery.aiRemote
1514 months agoMIT
com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp
MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more
MCP serverVerified domain · mcp.altmetric.comLocal · npm
714 days agoMIT
Nexus AI News
Deduplicated, classified AI industry news: search, browse, and filter by vertical and event type.
MCP serverGitHub-verified authorRemote
236 days agoMIT
Amass
Linked life-science search: 43M+ papers, 1.2M+ trials, drugs, genes, FDA/EMA approvals, patents.
MCP serverVerified domain · amass.techRemote
121 days agoApache-2.0
CiteNexus
Search scholarly sources, verify references, and export citations with traceable evidence.
MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI
12 days agoMIT
Frédérick Madore — Academic Record
Search and cite Frédérick Madore's publications, talks, research projects, DH work and CV.
MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · MCPB
1todayMIT
GospelChannel Church Finder
Find a Christian church by worship style, denomination, language, and location. Read-only.
MCP serverGitHub-verified authorRemote
13 days agoMIT
AAAS Science Magazine research breakthrough news (scienceorgwatch)
AAAS Science research news. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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AgentMaru · Korean data and research
Korean export estimates, HARPEX updates and official FX/CPI/GDP data with dates and sources.
MCP serverVerified domain · agentmaru.comRemote
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Aguasto Research
Search Aguasto's published research descriptions and canonical references.
MCP serverVerified domain · www.aguasto.comRemote
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ai.painspotter/painspotter
AI-analyzed startup opportunities from Reddit, Hacker News & Product Hunt, with commercial scores.
MCP serverVerified domain · painspotter.aiRemote
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ai.smithery/IlyaGusev-academia_mcp
Search arXiv and ACL Anthology, retrieve citations and references, and browse web sources to accel…
MCP serverVerified domain · smithery.aiRemote
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ai.smithery/JunoJunHyun-festival-finder-mcp
Discover festivals worldwide by location, date, and genre. Compare options with key details like d…
MCP serverVerified domain · smithery.aiRemote
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ai.smithery/lineex-pubmed-mcp-smithery
Search PubMed with precision using keyword and journal filters and smart sorting. Uncover MeSH ter…
MCP serverVerified domain · smithery.aiRemote
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ai.smithery/morosss-sdfsdf
Find academic papers across major sources like arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, and more. Download PDFs whe…
MCP serverVerified domain · smithery.aiRemote
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ai.smithery/shoumikdc-arxiv-mcp
Discover the latest arXiv papers by category and keyword. Control how many results you get to spee…
MCP serverVerified domain · smithery.aiRemote
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AncestralFire
Family history and genealogy in your AI: your tree and FamilySearch, with a source for every fact.
MCP serverVerified domain · ancestral-fire.comRemote
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Ask the Clock (Ctrl Worx Watch List)
Live material weakness status and Clock figures for public companies, from their own SEC filings.
MCP serverVerified domain · ctrlworx.comRemote
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AskSakina Islamic Knowledge
Curated Islamic MCP: Quran (Arabic + Pickthall), 440 du'as, 99 Names, crisis-aware.
MCP serverVerified domain · asksakina.comLocal · npm
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Awwab Qibla & Quiz
Qibla direction from anywhere, with a live compass link, and an Islamic knowledge quiz. By Awwab.
MCP serverVerified domain · awwab.appRemote
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Besorah — the Bible in Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic and English
The Bible in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic: grammar search, Strong's, Septuagint, Targum. Free, no key.
MCP serverVerified domain · besorah.bibleRemote
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Celestio
Birth charts and personal astrology readings, plus compatibility between two people's charts.
MCP serverVerified domain · celestio.aiRemote
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China Footnotes
China travel facts and local tips, sourced and dated: hours, tickets, booking and pre-trip setup.
MCP serverVerified domain · chinafootnotes.comRemote
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China Industry Intel
Read-only selected China industry article excerpts, disclosed sources and company identity links.
MCP serverVerified domain · mcp.chinaindustryintel.comRemote
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CiteMe
Search papers, format citations in 60 styles, and verify bibliographies against scholarly sources.
MCP serverVerified domain · citeme.appRemote
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co.theoldways/library
Search historical texts and mythology references with citation URLs from The Old Ways library.
MCP serverVerified domain · theoldways.coRemote
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com.ainetcafe/netcafe-almanac
Chinese almanac: lunar calendar, BaZi 八字, daily 宜忌, lucky-day picker, public holidays.
MCP serverVerified domain · ainetcafe.comRemote
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CongressMCP
Federal and 50-state legislative data for AI: bills, text, votes, members, and committees.
MCP serverVerified domain · congressmcp.comRemote
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ConstituChat: Constitución de Venezuela
Busca y lee los 350 artículos de la Constitución de Venezuela (1999), con cita y fuente oficial.
MCP serverVerified domain · constituchat.comRemote
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Conveo
Qualitative research platform. Design studies, analyze interviews, and generate insights.
MCP serverVerified domain · conveo.aiRemote
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Cookiy
AI user research via studies, interviews, recruitment, reports, and quantitative surveys.
MCP serverVerified domain · cookiy.aiRemote
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CULT+MATH Decision Briefs
Sourced, dated evidence for executive decisions: free studies, $495 briefs, paid SEC filing runs.
MCP serverVerified domain · cultmath.comRemote
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CutGPT Research & Fact-Check
Free fact-checks, papers, source vetting, plus verified AI pricing, comparisons, guides, and tools.
MCP serverVerified domain · cutgpt.appRemote
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DeducePuzzles
Daily verified seating and arrangement logic puzzle for IBPS, SBI and SSC reasoning practice.
MCP serverVerified domain · deducepuzzles.comRemote
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Desert Road Catholic
Exodus 90 (2027) Douay-Rheims readings and prayers, and today's Rosary mysteries.
MCP serverVerified domain · desertroadcatholic.comRemote
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Deutero
AI-moderated research interviews: design, run and analyze interview studies with real participants
MCP serverVerified domain · deutero.aiRemote
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Dimensions Analytics
Search and analyze Dimensions research data: publications, grants, researchers, patents, trials
MCP serverVerified domain · dimensions.aiLocal · npm
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DivineAI
Hindu panchang for 50+ cities, verified festival dates and vrat days from DivineAI. No prices.
MCP serverVerified domain · dharmikvibes.comRemote
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Drivings
Published driving guides, source-backed UK and US test-centre search, and study-plan previews.
MCP serverVerified domain · drivings.comRemote
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Elements Live
Research intensity for 118 elements and topics, ~10M papers. Free element scores; x402 pay-per-call.
MCP serverVerified domain · elements-live.comRemote
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Emerge Times
News on AI agents, AGI, robotics and the agent economy. Read-only; articles CC BY 4.0.
MCP serverVerified domain · emergetimes.comRemote
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Evident Source Check
Check AI references against Crossref and DataCite. DOI/arXiv metadata checks, plus tool discovery.
MCP serverVerified domain · evidentagents.comRemote
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Explore Science
Connect your Explore Science account for deep expert review of science, from idea to manuscript.
MCP serverVerified domain · explorescience.aiRemote
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Finally Offline
Human culture news, trends and search across sports, music, fashion and streetwear.
MCP serverVerified domain · www.finallyoffline.comRemote
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FinalPeace
State document requirements for all 50 US states, an after-a-loss checklist, and a planning gap chec
MCP serverVerified domain · finalpeace.coRemote
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firenum retirement planner
When can you retire? A FIRE plan from your numbers, graded by Monte Carlo and every year since 1872.
MCP serverVerified domain · firenum.comRemote
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Fodda Deep Research
Autonomous deep research reports merging PSFK trend graphs with citable sources.
MCP serverVerified domain · fodda.aiRemote
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Fodda Topic & Trend Research
Trend, stats & insight search across PSFK expert graphs with citable sources.
MCP serverVerified domain · fodda.aiRemote
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fojin — Buddhist Canon Tools
Buddhist canon tools: search, passages, cross-canon parallels, dictionaries — all URN-cited.
MCP serverVerified domain · fojin.appRemote
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Frontier: evidence-scored science breakthroughs
New papers from Nature, Science, Cell, NEJM and other top journals, scored on evidence and novelty.
MCP serverVerified domain · frontierresearch.coRemote
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Game Industry Library
Search 300+ game industry reports with hybrid search, claims, charts, and citations.
MCP serverVerified domain · gameindustrylibrary.comRemote
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Good Morning Maldives
Read-only Maldives news, researched entity records, source documents and economy data.
MCP serverVerified domain · goodmorningmaldives.comRemote
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Hermitsh Texts
Complete classical & world literature — search + cite exact passages, facing sources, 50+ languages.
MCP serverVerified domain · hermitsh.aiLocal · npm
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HinduCalendar — panchang, festivals & muhurta
Daily panchang, festivals, muhurta and birth details, identical to the HinduCalendar Android app.
MCP serverVerified domain · hinducalendar.appRemote
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horoscoop.app
Nederlandstalige horoscopen: dag, week, maand en jaar per sterrenbeeld, match, maan en hemel.
MCP serverVerified domain · horoscoop.appRemote
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Irish rent benchmarks and house price comps
Irish rent, rent limits, house price comps (IE, NL, EU), housing report. x402/MPP paid.
MCP serverVerified domain · rent-check-production.up.railway.appRemote
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İçtihad AI
Turkish law research: court decisions, legislation, deadline and fee calculators, case files.
MCP serverVerified domain · ictihad.aiRemote
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Knowra
Search arXiv papers and read Scout reports with methods, evidence and verification points.
MCP serverVerified domain · knowra.appRemote
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Koji · Brand DNA
Let your AI research a brand and write its Brand DNA (product, audience, tone, photos) in Koji.
MCP serverVerified domain · usekoji.appRemote
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LandLens rental records
Owner of record, code violations, evictions and tenant reviews for US college-town rentals.
MCP serverVerified domain · getlandlens.comRemote
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Lawn Care Center
Lawn care guides with state- and city-specific timing. Search, read full guides, and cite sources.
MCP serverVerified domain · lawncare.centerRemote
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Life-Science Preprint Tracker — buy per-query in-session (biopreprintwatch)
Biotech preprints: new paper releases. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote● Live
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Listen to Sadhu
Read-only semantic search over Vedic scripture verses, commentaries, and recorded lectures.
MCP serverVerified domain · listentosadhu.appRemote
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LivingMeta — AI in Research
Read-only MCP over the LivingMeta AI-in-Research corpus: 12,400 papers, gaps, priority agenda.
MCP serverVerified domain · livingmeta.aiRemote
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Lowbird
Amazon price history, real price drops, price alerts and a deals feed from your interests.
MCP serverVerified domain · lowbird.appRemote
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Microsoft Research Blog — AI Research Announcements (msrwatch)
Microsoft Research Blog: AI research posts. $0.01/query. Register in-session — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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MIT Research & Science News — buy per-query in-session (mitwatch)
MIT research news: science & engineering. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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NASA Mission & Space News — buy per-query in-session (nasanewswatch)
NASA mission & space news: launches, science. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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NeuroRank
Esports cognitive-combine data over MCP: free cohort stats, paid player & team scouting reports.
MCP serverVerified domain · neurorank.appRemote
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New Research Papers & Science Breakthroughs — buy per-query in-session (scibreak)
Science breakthroughs: new research papers. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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Official Google Product Announcements — buy per-query in-session (googleblogwatch)
Official Google product launches. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote● Live
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OpenArx
Open scientific and engineering knowledge for AI agents: search, evidence, document publishing.
MCP serverVerified domain · openarx.aiRemote
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Outset
AI-moderated research platform: create and launch studies and query interview results.
MCP serverVerified domain · outset.aiRemote
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Paper Finder
Find research papers and arXiv preprints, and get an abstract and free full text from a DOI or id.
MCP serverVerified domain · openkrill.appRemote
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Papertext
Academic literature search, retrieval, and private library management on top of OpenAlex.
MCP serverVerified domain · app.papertext.appRemote
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Peptide Library
Peptide research profiles, evidence by tier, comparisons and educational content. No dosing.
MCP serverVerified domain · peptidelibrary.appRemote
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Peptides Academy
Evidence-first peptide research: dossier summaries, comparisons and paper search, linked to courses.
MCP serverVerified domain · peptidesacademy.coRemote
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Phaedrus
Research-feed MCP server: literature-watch findings, watchlist, and revenue-candidate drafts.
MCP serverVerified domain · qompass.aiLocal · MCPB
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Physics & Technology News — buy per-query in-session (physorgwatch)
Physics & tech-news headlines: phys.org daily. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research
What to plant in Dubai, indoor plants, plant care in the heat, garden styles and Garden Care prices.
MCP serverVerified domain · plantguide.aeRemote
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PubMed Biomedical Papers — new research articles ($0.01/query)
PubMed biomedical papers: new research daily. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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PulseLake Simulation Research
Synthetic persona research and world simulations, with previewed credits and report files
MCP serverVerified domain · pulselake.coRemote
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Quanta Magazine Deep Science & Math News — buy per-query in-session (quantawatch)
Quanta Magazine deep-science articles. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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Radicado Uno
Colombian company and procurement data by NIT, each field with its official source. Free checks.
MCP serverVerified domain · radicadouno.coRemote
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Research Agent by Nova (CIVAI)
I do everything related to research and reports
MCP serverVerified domain · nova.civai.coRemote
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reviewpaper.ai
Review forms for 29 ML/NLP/CV venues, AI conference deadlines and ICLR acceptance odds.
MCP serverVerified domain · reviewpaper.aiRemote
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reviewpaper.ai (signed in)
Simulated peer reviews of your own paper in a venue's form, with an inline review card in chat.
MCP serverVerified domain · reviewpaper.aiRemote
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Rivul
Search 300M+ scholarly paper records and read paper details. Free; OAuth sign-in.
MCP serverVerified domain · rivul.aiRemote
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SchoolScope
California school data for AI agents — scores, comparisons, feeder paths, TK ages, applications.
MCP serverVerified domain · schoolscope.coRemote
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Science News Tracker — latest research & discovery headlines (scinews)
Latest science news: research & discoveries. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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ScienceNews Magazine Articles — buy per-query in-session (scinewsmag)
Science News magazine journalism feed. $0.01/query. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote
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Stoic Sage
Semantic search and citation of Stoic texts: Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus.
MCP serverVerified domain · stoicsage.aiRemote
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Syntology
Provenance-tagged knowledge graph of AI/ML research: papers, citations, methods, code.
MCP serverVerified domain · syntology.aiRemote
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ThesisLoop
Research layer for AI agents: stock theses, filing Q&A with page cites, monitoring. Research-only.
MCP serverVerified domain · thesisloop.aiRemote
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TheWholeTorah
Torah lessons in six languages: grounded search, cited lessons, sources, honest ask.
MCP serverVerified domain · thewholetorah.aiRemote
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Trending AI Papers — buy per-query in-session (hfpaperwatch)
Trending AI papers daily: ranks, summaries, repos. Be born in one call — free testnet funds.
MCP serverVerified domain · a2awire.comRemote● Live
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User Intuition
Qualitative research with real people: AI-moderated interviews, 4M+ vetted panel, 80+ languages.
MCP serverVerified domain · userintuition.aiLocal · npm
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VineVerse — Bible Knowledge Graph
Bible knowledge graph: 31,102 verses, 341,289 cross references, people, places, themes.
MCP serverVerified domain · vineverse.bibleRemote
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void.bible
Read it the way a person does: one fragment at a time. If the same words return, you asked too soon.
MCP serverVerified domain · void.bibleRemote
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Wenbu · 问卜
Free BaZi, I Ching, tarot, Zi Wei and bilingual learning tools with transparent methods. No API key.
MCP serverVerified domain · wenbu.appRemote
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Wikipedia Trends API
Wikipedia page view trends for any topic over time. Free key at trendsapi.ai
MCP serverVerified domain · trendsapi.aiRemote
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Wikipedia Trends MCP
Wikipedia page views over time, with growth for any article topic. Free key at trendsmcp.ai
MCP serverVerified domain · trendsmcp.aiRemote
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