Zero-auth research MCP: web, academic, finance, news, weather, macro, social, SEC. No keys.
OpenResearch MCP is an MCP integration. Zero-auth research MCP: web, academic, finance, news, weather, macro, social, SEC. No keys.
The published pypi package is openresearch-mcp, version 0.2.1. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.
The package declares GITHUB_TOKEN: GitHub token — increases rate limit from 60 to 5,000 req/hr; OPENALEX_EMAIL: Your email for the OpenAlex polite pool (higher rate limits); STACKEXCHANGE_KEY: Stack Exchange API key for higher daily quota on Stack Overflow searches; SEC_USER_AGENT: Your contact email/string for SEC EDGAR fair-access; a default is used otherwise.
Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.
View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 0.2.1 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.
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| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GITHUB_TOKEN | GitHub token — increases rate limit from 60 to 5,000 req/hr | Optional |
| OPENALEX_EMAIL | Your email for the OpenAlex polite pool (higher rate limits) | Optional |
| STACKEXCHANGE_KEY | Stack Exchange API key for higher daily quota on Stack Overflow searches | Optional |
| SEC_USER_AGENT | Your contact email/string for SEC EDGAR fair-access; a default is used otherwise | Optional |
Inspect PostgreSQL schemas and run read-only queries with the archived MCP reference server. Review its maintenance status before choosing it.
Use Firecrawl MCP to retrieve website content and extract information for research through Firecrawl’s API-backed web tools.
Enables programmatic access to the IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive for efficient retrieval of cryptographic research papers.
Manage educational context based on courses, assignments, and exams using a knowledge graph.
MCP server with tools to search, fetch, analyze, and report on scientific papers and datasets.
Scholarly search: OpenAlex, Crossref, arXiv, OpenCitations and PubMed in one endpoint.