Core Research MCP Server

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Core Research is answering right now. Last checked 3 min ago. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.

CORE Research MCP — wraps CORE API (api.core.ac.uk/v3)

Uptime history 4 days of history

4 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

159 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 17 Sep 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Core Research every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 3 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add core-research --transport http https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "core-research": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.core-research]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "core-research": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "core-research": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/core-research/mcp	streamable-http	answering	221 ms	3 min ago

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Core Research — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Is Core Research working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 159 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Core Research?

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

Does Core Research need an API key?

No. Core Research completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Core Research?

It answers our handshake in 159 ms on average, which is faster than 74% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Core Research open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.