🐍 ☁️ 🏠 - Deep research MCP server for OpenAI Responses API or Open Deep Research (smolagents), with web search and code interpreter support.
To add pminervini/deep-research-mcp to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 10 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y pminervini-deep-research-mcpEnvironment variables
YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configOPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configYOUR_GEMINI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configGEMINI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_API_KEYSet in your MCP configRESEARCH_API_KEYSet in your MCP configDR_TULU_API_KEYSet in your MCP configSERPER_API_KEYSet in your MCP configJINA_API_KEYSet in your MCP configS2_API_KEYSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add pminervini-deep-research --env YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY> --env RESEARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_RESEARCH_API_KEY> --env DR_TULU_API_KEY=<YOUR_DR_TULU_API_KEY> --env SERPER_API_KEY=<YOUR_SERPER_API_KEY> --env JINA_API_KEY=<YOUR_JINA_API_KEY> --env S2_API_KEY=<YOUR_S2_API_KEY> -- npx -y pminervini-deep-research-mcp
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
pminervini/deep-research-mcp exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY OPENAI_API_KEY YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY GEMINI_API_KEY GOOGLE_API_KEY RESEARCH_API_KEY DR_TULU_API_KEY SERPER_API_KEY JINA_API_KEY S2_API_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install pminervini/deep-research-mcp?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add pminervini/deep-research-mcp to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with pminervini/deep-research-mcp?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to pminervini/deep-research-mcp as well.
Does pminervini/deep-research-mcp need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, RESEARCH_API_KEY, DR_TULU_API_KEY, SERPER_API_KEY, JINA_API_KEY, S2_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
What license is pminervini/deep-research-mcp under?
pminervini/deep-research-mcp is listed under the MIT license.
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