Research Methods Library MCP Server

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Research Methods Library is answering right now. Last checked 5 min ago. It exposes 6 tools. Last commit 28 Oct 2026.

Research methods for AI assistants: study design guidance, R and Python code, and citations

Uptime history 17 days of history · worst day 0%

17 days agonow

33.0%

Uptime 24h

60 of 182 checks

Tools

read from the server

1893 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 28 Oct 2026

What changed 10

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 28 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

1 Nov 4 tool descriptions were rewritten choose_method, get_code, list_sources and 1 more

1 Nov 3 tools changed the parameters they ask for cite, get_code, search

28 Oct 3 tools changed the parameters they ask for cite, get_code, search

What the code does

We read the source, 4 d ago · tools taken from the live server · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 5 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add research-methods-mcp --transport http https://mcp.research-methods.deno.net/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.research-methods.deno.net/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.research-methods-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.research-methods.deno.net/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research-methods-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.research-methods.deno.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "research-methods-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.research-methods.deno.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This server publishes 1 more address. The block above uses the one we reach during checks; the full list is under Endpoints below, and the author may intend a particular one for your client.

Available tools 6

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

choose

choose_method

Recommend statistical, econometric, causal inference, or machine learning methods for a research question. Describe the question, the data (cross-section, panel, time series, experiment), how the treatment or exposure was assigned, and the outcome. Returns candidate methods with when to use each, key assumptions, R and Python packages, and the library sections that teach them.

cite

cite

Format references for works in the library in APA, Chicago, MLA, Harvard, BibTeX, or RIS. Pass the ids of the sections you used to get a deduplicated reference list plus the section links, or pass source ids to cite whole works. With no ids, returns a reference for every work in the library.

code

get_code

Get runnable code from the library for a statistical, econometric, causal inference, or machine learning task, in R, Python, or Julia. Returns code blocks with the section they come from, the packages they use, a link, and a citation.

fetch

fetch

Read one section of the library by its section id. Returns the section in Markdown with its code, the section URL, and the citation of the work it comes from. Long sections come in parts; the text names the id of the next part.

search

Search sections of textbooks and an R package on research methods: causal inference (difference-in-differences, synthetic control, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables, matching, double machine learning), econometrics, experimental design, regression, marketing research, credit scoring, machine learning, and AI. Returns matching sections with their ids, a link, a snippet, the code languages they contain, and a citation.

sources

list_sources

List the books and packages in the library with their topics, code languages, licenses, links, and how to cite each one.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.research-methods.deno.net/mcp	streamable-http	answering	2174 ms	5 min ago
https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp	streamable-http	answering	52 ms	7 min ago

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Research Methods Library — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Research Methods Library do?

It exposes 6 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: choose_method, cite, fetch, get_code, list_sources, search. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Research Methods Library working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 60 of 182 checks got a reply (33.0%), average response time 1893 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Research Methods Library?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Research Methods Library need an API key?

No. Research Methods Library completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 6 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

Is Research Methods Library open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at mcp.research-methods.deno.net, which runs on its operator's own terms.