# MCP Research Assistant

> Use this tool when you need to automate research tasks, such as searching academic databases like ArXiv, summarizing papers, and managing research notes. It solves problems related to information overload and knowledge management by providing a centralized platform for research assistance. The tool takes in research queries and paper URLs as inputs and outputs summarized findings and GitHub updates.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/zenitsu0509-mcp-research-assistant  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zenitsu0509-mcp-research-assistant

## Description

A custom MCP server that enables AI assistants to perform comprehensive research tasks, including searching ArXiv, summarizing papers via Groq, managing local research notes, and pushing findings to GitHub.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.28
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/oqdwr2qmsq)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/zenitsu0509/mcp-research-assistant>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "zenitsu0509-mcp-research-assistant"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zenitsu0509-mcp-research-assistant` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zenitsu0509-mcp-research-assistant/pull`

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