Agentic Research MCP Server

agentic-research-engine-oss The best $0 research agent that runs on a laptop. Open-source end-to-end, reproducible, privacy-preserving. No cloud dependency by default; no telemetry; every LLM call, every source, and every verification decision is visible. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with agent framework, agentic ai and langgraph and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-04-21 · ★ 2 · #83 OF 106 MAINTAINED AI & ML · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Agentic Research

before you install - you'll need

Set OPENAI_BASE_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, MODEL_SYNTHESIZER, SEARXNG_URL, MODEL_PLANNER, LOCAL_CORPUS_PATH before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add theaisingularity-agentic-research-engine -- uvx agentic-research-engine

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theaisingularity-agentic-research-engine": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "agentic-research-engine"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package agentic-research-engine - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.TheAiSingularity is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Agentic Research can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.1.3 · 2026-04-20

Discovery infrastructure · Three changes that unlock indexing across the five community directories: · 1. Standalone prompt-only skill: verify-answer · Pure Chain-of-Verification in one Markdown file. Works in any…

v0.1.2 · 2026-04-20

Hotfix · Unblocks the mcp-publisher publish call. The registry requires an · ownership marker in the PyPI-hosted README to prove the PyPI package · and the MCP-registry entry share an owner. · Fixed · Added mcp-name…

v0.1.1 · 2026-04-20

PyPI-ready. Marketplace submission artifacts in place. · No new user-facing features. One naming fix + the infrastructure needed to publish to PyPI, the MCP registry, and the Anthropic Claude plugin marketplace.…

04 · Who maintains Agentic Research

agentic-research is maintained by theaisingularity. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/theaisingularity/agentic-research-engine-oss
category: AI & ML - ranked #83 of 106 actively-maintained AI & ML servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.TheAiSingularity/agentic-research (active, first published 2026-04-20 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:agentic-research-engine

06 · Agentic Research FAQ

What is Agentic Research?

Is Agentic Research still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-04-21. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Agentic Research?

Run `uvx agentic-research-engine`. The README documents 6 environment variables (OPENAI_BASE_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, MODEL_SYNTHESIZER…) to set first. Set OPENAI_BASE_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, MODEL_SYNTHESIZER, SEARXNG_URL, MODEL_PLANNER, LOCAL_CORPUS_PATH before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Agentic Research run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Agentic Research

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