MCP Web Research Server with Deep Research capabilities
MCP Web Research Server with Deep Research capabilities. Exposed over MCP by the mcp deepwebresearch mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for advanced web research.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
Arguments — typescriptReturns — typescriptNote — maxParallel is limited to 5 to ensure reliable performanceWindows — The Windows tool exposed by this servermacOS — This config allows Claude Desktop to automatically start the web research MCP server when neededTools — 1. deep_research - Performs comprehensive research with content analysis - Arguments: typescript { topic: string; maxDepth?: number; // default: 2Prompts — The Prompts tool exposed by this serverDebugging — 1. Check Claude Desktop's MCP logs: bash # On macOS tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.logSetup — The Setup tool exposed by this serverTesting — The Testing tool exposed by this serverYou will need one environment variable: LOG_LEVEL. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
npm and npx) - Claude Desktop appInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @smithery/cli on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the monitoring and observability options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP DEEPwebresearch's toolset — Arguments, Returns, Note and 7 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by PedroDnT; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against MCP DEEPwebresearch's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Arguments | typescript |
| Returns | typescript |
| Note | maxParallel is limited to 5 to ensure reliable performance |
| Windows | The Windows tool exposed by this server. |
| macOS | This config allows Claude Desktop to automatically start the web research MCP server when needed. |
| Tools | 1. deep_research - Performs comprehensive research with content analysis - Arguments: typescript { topic: string; maxDepth?: number; // default: 2 maxBranching?: number; // default: 3 timeout?: number; // default: 55000 |
| Prompts | The Prompts tool exposed by this server. |
| Debugging | 1. Check Claude Desktop's MCP logs: bash # On macOS tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log |
| Setup | The Setup tool exposed by this server. |
| Testing | The Testing tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepwebresearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
"env": {
"LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
npm and npx) - Claude Desktop app| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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