Research Scan runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 252 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 28 Aug 2026.
Research Scan finds and verifies the 5–10 recent papers that matter most for a research question.
What the code does
We read the source, 15 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
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.
proc = subprocess.run(
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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
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add research-scan -- uvx research-scan{
"mcpServers": {
"research-scan": {
"args": [
"research-scan"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.research-scan]
command = "uvx"
args = ["research-scan"]{
"mcpServers": {
"research-scan": {
"args": [
"research-scan"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"research-scan": {
"args": [
"research-scan"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
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Research Scan — questions
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