Deep Research
Use any LLM for deep research. Supports SSE API and MCP server. Pluggable LLM backend (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local). 4,581 GitHub stars and 3 commits on main in the last 30 days.
“Use any LLM for deep research. Supports SSE API and MCP server. Pluggable LLM backend (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local). 4,581 stars and 3 commits on main in the last 30 days.”
INSTALL THIS SERVER
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"deep-research": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deep-research"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER": "tavily"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"deep-research": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deep-research"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER": "tavily"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"deep-research": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deep-research"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER": "tavily"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"deep-research": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deep-research"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER": "tavily"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"deep-research": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"deep-research"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER": "tavily"
}
}
}
}
5 TOOLS AVAILABLE
OUR ASSESSMENT
- 4,581 GitHub stars.
- 3 commits on main in the last 30 days.
- MIT license.
- Pluggable LLM backend (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, local).
- Depth and breadth controls give cost predictability.
- Cadence at 3 commits/30d is on the lower end of strict T1.
- Report quality depends on the underlying LLM backend chosen.
- Long-running research tasks may exceed agent invocation timeouts.
LLM API keys carry per-call cost; set spend limits in the LLM dashboard before connecting agents. Generated research reports may include third-party content; respect source ToS when redistributing.
Research workflows that need depth-controlled investigation across multiple sources; teams that want Deep Research patterns without OpenAI lock-in; cost-sensitive research where local LLMs can drive the loop.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
ADOPTION METRICS
// Reading this4,581 stars on u14app/deep-research. 3 commits on main in the last 30 days.
// Reading thisPairs with arXiv MCP, Perplexity MCP, Tavily MCP, SerpApi MCP, Microsoft Learn MCP, Brave Search MCP, Wikipedia MCP, Agent-Reach in search. Deep Research owns the multi-source pluggable-LLM research slot.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.
The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.
| Source | Their rating | Their star count | Their downloads | Last synced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutomationSwitch This page | 4.4editorial | 4,581 | — | MAY 14, 2026 |
| PulseMCP | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 14, 2026 |
| MCP.so | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 14, 2026 |
| Glama | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 14, 2026 |
| Smithery | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 14, 2026 |
// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.
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