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Research MCP Server

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Research is answering right now. Last checked 6 min ago.

The only MCP server for Arabic academic research — search, read & cite Arabic + English papers.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 96%
91 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
92 of 92 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
150 ms
Response time
average over 24h
authentication required
Access
streamable-http

Research missed 2 checks this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 6 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add research --transport http https://mcp.shamra-academia.com/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://mcp.shamra-academia.com/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.research]
url = "https://mcp.shamra-academia.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shamra-academia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "research": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shamra-academia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.shamra-academia.com/mcp streamable-http needs auth 111 ms 6 min ago

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Research — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Research?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is 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 150 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Research?
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. You will need your own credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.
Does Research need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, Research answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.
How fast is Research?
It answers our handshake in 150 ms on average, which is faster than 85% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.