How do I install the inquisitor mcp server?

Use a recorded configuration for your client, replace example credential values and paths, and verify the documented runtime. Restart or reconnect the client, then inspect the available tools.

What credentials does it need?

It reads `BRAVE_API_KEY`, `SEARXNG_URL` from the environment. Store these in your client's env block or a secrets manager — never commit them to a repository — and grant the narrowest scope that still covers your use case.

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Inquisitor MCP Server

Optimal-path problem solving for AI agents: web search, code tracing, Newton-method investigation.

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What is the Inquisitor MCP Server?

Optimal-path problem solving for AI agents: web search, code tracing, Newton-method investigation.

What you get

The method is not invented here — it is assembled from primary sources: Newton's Analysis→Synthesis skeleton, hardened with the scientific method's own defenses against wrong assumptions (falsification, strong inference, competing-hypotheses analysis, anti-fixation reframes, pre-mortems) and constrained by engineering discipline (NASA/JPL's Power of Ten, surgical-change guidelines, the minimalism ladder). Every source is cited in Foundations.

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
inquisitor_search	Multi-backend web search (DuckDuckGo free/keyless, Brave, SearXNG) with content extraction (HTML + PDF)
inquisitor_analyze	Project overview: languages, frameworks, tests, deps, git history
inquisitor_trace	Symbol tracing: definition, callers, callees with file:line refs
inquisitor_verify	Completeness check: every phase recorded? evidence cited? (semantic validation — contradictions, DEFINE satisfaction — stays with the agent)
inquisitor_scaffold	Minimal project scaffolding with researched best practices

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
BRAVE_API_KEY	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
SEARXNG_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes

Example prompts to try

“Use Inquisitor to inquisitor search.”
“Use Inquisitor to inquisitor analyze.”
“Use Inquisitor to inquisitor trace.”

Frequently asked questions

Optimal-path problem solving for AI agents: web search, code tracing, Newton-method investigation. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.

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