About Web Researcher MCP
Web Researcher MCP is an MCP server published by zoharbabin in the Documentation category: mCP server for AI-powered web research — search (Google, Brave, Serper, SearXNG), scrape any page, extract PDFs/DOCX/YouTube transcripts, academic & patent search. Single Go binary. Works with Claude, Cursor, Copilot, and any MCP client.
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Install
git clone https://github.com/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcpThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
Tools (27)
academic_searchFind real papers with real DOIs — authors, citation counts, open-access links
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archive_sourceCapture a fresh Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) snapshot of a URL via Save Page Now so a cited source stays verifiable if the page later changes or disappears — returns snapshot URL + timestamp (write tool)
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audit_bibliographyAudit a whole reference list in one pass — paste a CSL-JSON/RIS/BibTeX file (or a session) and get per-entry + corpus-level flags for retracted, dead-link, and unverifiable citations
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awesome_list_searchSearch the ecosyste.ms Awesome API for community-curated "awesome-*" lists on a GitHub topic — structured, filterable coverage (stars, curated-entry count, topics) beyond free-text search
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brand_researchResearch a company's complete brand identity — colors (hex), logos, typography, tone of voice, and social handles — from any domain or company name. Returns structured JSON for AI content generation. No API key required; BrandFetch key optional for richer data
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citation_graphWalk a paper's citation neighborhood — works it cites and works that cite it, with intent/influence signals
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clinical_searchSearch ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical-trial registrations with status, phase, sponsor, and whether results are posted (discovery, not medical advice)
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company_reconOSINT company reconnaissance — Certificate Transparency log SANs, Wayback Machine historical URL inventory, derived subdomains, and a web-search company summary. Each phase fails soft and is independently selectable
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econ_searchLook up economic data — World Bank global development indicators, OECD economic indicators, Eurostat European statistics (all keyless), and FRED US macro series (GDP, CPI, unemployment, rates; requires FRED_API_KEY)
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filing_searchSearch SEC EDGAR for US public-company filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, …) — or pull structured XBRL company facts
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format_bibliographyTurn collected sources into a formatted bibliography — APA, MLA, BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON (Zotero/EndNote/Mendeley-ready)
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get_research_sessionRecover a research session after context loss — picks up right where you left off
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image_searchFind images by size, type, color, or format
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legal_searchSearch US court opinions and dockets via CourtListener — real cases with real citations
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local_searchSearch for physical places (restaurants, shops, services, points of interest) by local intent query — structured POI details and descriptions. Requires `BRAVE_API_KEY`
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monarch_searchQuery the Monarch Initiative biomedical knowledge graph — rank diseases and genes by phenotype similarity, look up disease/gene/phenotype entities, traverse gene-disease-phenotype associations
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news_searchSearch recent news with date controls and source filtering
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paper_fulltextFetch a paper's full text in one call from its DOI, Semantic Scholar ID, or URL — no need to chain `academic_search` then `scrape_page`
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patent_searchSearch patent offices (US, Europe, international) with classification codes
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research_exportExport a research session as a shareable report (markdown or JSON), with full per-step provenance
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research_panelAsk the same question to a panel of independently configured LLMs and compare answers — consensus, contradictions, and model-unique points, computed deterministically, never smoothed over by an arbiter model
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scrape_pageRead any URL in full — web pages, PDFs, Word docs, slideshows, YouTube transcripts, Hacker News threads (read natively via the HN API); supports `mode: raw` for verbatim, unsanitized source (e.g. inspecting JSON or HTML)
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search_and_scrapeSearch and then read the best results — with quality scoring to surface the most reliable sources
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sequential_searchMulti-step deep research — your AI remembers what it already found and builds on it
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verify_citationCheck a citation before you rely on it — does it exist, match a real record, and is it retracted or a dead link? Evidence, not a verdict
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verify_recommendationAudit an AI-generated recommendation list (listicle, product ranking) for self-promotion, author conflicts of interest, domain reputation, and dead links — catches GEO-gamed picks. Evidence, not a verdict
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web_searchSearch the web — optionally restricted to only the sources you trust via lenses
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