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cocounsel-legal:deep-research
Thomson Reuters · Research
Official
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 8, 20269,972GitHub stars
capture-api
Zotero
Official
SkillUpdated Nov 4, 20261,736GitHub stars
literature-search-arxiv
Google DeepMind · arXiv
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 10, 20263,451GitHub stars
pubmed-database
Google DeepMind · PubMed
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 10, 20263,451GitHub stars
firecrawl-deep-research
Firecrawl
Official
SkillISClicenceUpdated Nov 6, 2026258GitHub stars
create-test
Zotero
Official
SkillUpdated Nov 4, 20261,736GitHub stars
arxiv-mcp-server
Joseph Blazick · arXiv
MCP serverRuns locallyApache-2.0licenceUpdated Oct 8, 20263,271GitHub stars
pubmed-mcp-server
Casey Hand (cyanheads) · PubMed
MCP serverLocal or remoteApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 3, 2026167GitHub stars
firecrawl-deep-research
Firecrawl
Official
SkillISClicenceUpdated Nov 3, 2026222GitHub stars
develop-export-translator
Zotero
Official
SkillUpdated Nov 4, 20261,736GitHub stars
arxiv-latex-mcp
Takashi Ishida · arXiv
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Oct 23, 2026150GitHub stars
PubMed Search
u9401066 · PubMed
MCP serverLocal or remoteApache-2.0licenceUpdated Oct 20, 202629GitHub stars
develop-import-translator
Zotero
Official
SkillUpdated Nov 4, 20261,736GitHub stars
fetch-pubmed-recent
lyndonkl · PubMed
SkillUpdated Sep 1, 2026194GitHub stars
mcp-simple-arxiv
Andy Brandt · arXiv
MCP serverLocal or remoteMITlicenceUpdated Feb 19, 2026202GitHub stars
github-deep-research
ByteDance · GitHub
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 11, 202685.2KGitHub stars
develop-search-translator
Zotero
Official
SkillUpdated Nov 4, 20261,736GitHub stars
mcp-simple-pubmed
Andy Brandt · PubMed
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Mar 19, 2026171GitHub stars
arxiv-mcp-server
yzfly · arXiv
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Jul 2, 202644GitHub stars
brave-deep-research-mcp
suthio · Brave Search
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Mar 11, 20257GitHub stars
develop-web-translator
Zotero
Official
SkillUpdated Nov 4, 20261,736GitHub stars
pubmed_mcp_server2
masa-med-ai · PubMed
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Nov 1, 20260GitHub stars
mcp-ads-arxiv
estevesjh · arXiv
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Jun 18, 202628GitHub stars
deep-research
Cheng-I Wu · Research
SkillCC-BY-NC-4.0licenceUpdated Nov 11, 202656.4KGitHub stars
inspect-page
Zotero
Official
SkillUpdated Nov 4, 20261,736GitHub stars
arxiv-mcp-server
Prashal Ruchiranga · arXiv
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Aug 8, 202541GitHub stars
mining-pubmed-literature
Maziyar Panahi (OpenMed) · PubMed
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 9, 20265,797GitHub stars
deep-research
sanjay3290 · Research
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 2, 2026454GitHub stars
verify-translator
Zotero
Official
SkillUpdated Nov 4, 20261,736GitHub stars
arxiv-search
LangChain · arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 11, 202631.2KGitHub stars
pubmed-database
jimmc414 · PubMed
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Oct 9, 2026607GitHub stars
deep-research
u14app · Research
MCP serverLocal or remoteMITlicenceUpdated Jun 18, 20264,686GitHub stars
Zotero MCP
54yyyu · Zotero
MCP serverRuns locallyMIT AND AGPL-3.0-or-laterlicenceUpdated Nov 10, 20265,841GitHub stars
arxiv-pattern-discovery
nibzard · arXiv
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Oct 14, 20265,073GitHub stars
pubmed-search
Valyu AI · PubMed
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Oct 4, 202664GitHub stars
deep-research-mcp
Pasquale Minervini · Research
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Nov 4, 2026116GitHub stars
llm-for-zotero
Yile Wang · Zotero
MCP serverRuns locallyAGPL-3.0licenceUpdated Nov 10, 20263,543GitHub stars
arxiv
wanshuiyin · arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 8, 202619KGitHub stars
mcp-server-pubmed
JackKuo666 · PubMed
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated May 8, 2025132GitHub stars
literature-review
K-Dense · Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 9, 202656.8KGitHub stars
papersgpt-for-zotero
PapersGPT · Zotero
MCP serverRuns locallyAGPL-3.0licenceUpdated Nov 3, 20262,702GitHub stars
read-arxiv-paper
Andrej Karpathy · arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Sep 7, 202660.4KGitHub stars
pubmed-mcp-bundle
masa-med-ai · PubMed
MCP serverUpdated Feb 20, 202636GitHub stars
deep-research-notebooklm
Daniel Avila · Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 11, 202633.3KGitHub stars
zotero-mcp
cookjohn · Zotero
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Nov 8, 20261,276GitHub stars
arxiv-mcp-server
Joseph Blazick · arXiv
SkillApache-2.0licence
pubmed_search
wavelovey · PubMed
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Dec 12, 202446GitHub stars
deep-research
Affaan Mustafa · Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 9, 2026300.5KGitHub stars
zotero
alex-roc · Zotero
SkillAGPL-3.0licenceUpdated Oct 26, 202611GitHub stars
deep-research
SuperClaude Framework · Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Sep 27, 202623.9KGitHub stars
setup-arxiv-mcp
arXiv
SkillGPL-3.0licenceUpdated Aug 26, 20261,818GitHub stars
pubmed-search
PubMed
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 9, 202610GitHub stars
Zotero MCP
Aaron Taylor · Zotero
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Aug 7, 2026162GitHub stars
deep-research
ByteDance · Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 11, 202685.2KGitHub stars
arxiv-viewer
arXiv
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Oct 19, 20261,628GitHub stars
method-pubmed
PubMed
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Oct 31, 20266GitHub stars
DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server
DocsAgent · Obsidian
MCP serverLocal or remoteApache-2.0licenceUpdated Sep 28, 2026579GitHub stars
deep-research
HKUSTDial · Research
SkillCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0licenceUpdated Nov 5, 202612.2KGitHub stars
arxiv
arXiv
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 11, 20261,191GitHub stars
pubmed-access-mcp
PubMed
MCP serverApache-2.0licenceUpdated Oct 18, 20261GitHub stars
zotero-dev-rules
Agents365-ai · Zotero
SkillCC-BY-NC-4.0licenceUpdated Nov 2, 2026100GitHub stars
deep-research-mcp
teelaitila · Research
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Jan 28, 2026325GitHub stars
arxiv-paper-writer
arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Sep 13, 2026486GitHub stars
@djmima/pubmed-mcp
PubMed
MCP serverMITlicenceUpdated Nov 7, 20260GitHub stars
sci-zotero
Shuo Zhao · Zotero
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Aug 13, 2026218GitHub stars
deep-research
Research
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 11, 202612.1KGitHub stars
arxiv-search
arXiv
SkillUpdated Sep 6, 2026413GitHub stars
pubmed-stream
PubMed
MCP serverRuns locallyUpdated Oct 30, 20260GitHub stars
zotero-paper-coach
RZX00 · Zotero
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Oct 20, 202621GitHub stars
systematic-literature-review
Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 11, 202685.2KGitHub stars
arxiv-search
arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 7, 2026382GitHub stars
pubmed-rag-synthesizer
PubMed
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Aug 8, 202610GitHub stars
zotero-management
Richard Tse · Zotero
SkillMITlicenceUpdated May 19, 202678GitHub stars
icp-research-assistant
Research
SkillUpdated Oct 27, 20267,195GitHub stars
arxiv-figures
arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 8, 2026342GitHub stars
pubmed-database
PubMed
SkillUpdated Jun 18, 20266GitHub stars
mcp-zotero
kaliaboi · Zotero
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Feb 4, 2025163GitHub stars
deep-research
Research
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 10, 20267,129GitHub stars
arxiv-package
arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 8, 2026342GitHub stars
pubmed_paper_finder
PubMed
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Apr 1, 20263GitHub stars
papersgpt-for-zotero
PapersGPT · Zotero
SkillAGPL-3.0licence
web-research-assistant
Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 4, 20266,342GitHub stars
arxiv-preflight
arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 8, 2026342GitHub stars
ryogena-pubmed-mcp
PubMed
MCP serverMITlicenceUpdated May 4, 20260GitHub stars
literature-review
Research
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 11, 20265,512GitHub stars
arxiv-automation
arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 5, 2026117GitHub stars
MCP Zotero
Zotero
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Nov 8, 202638GitHub stars
PubMed-MCP-Server
PubMed
MCP serverUpdated Dec 21, 202515GitHub stars
Subagent-Driven Literature Review
Research
SkillUpdated Nov 9, 20264,993GitHub stars
arxiv-submission
arXiv
SkillUpdated Nov 7, 2026117GitHub stars
cli-anything-zotero
Zotero
MCP serverApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 4, 2026142GitHub stars
mcp-pubmed-server-pancrpal
PubMed
MCP serverApache-2.0licenceUpdated May 10, 202611GitHub stars
academic-deep-research
Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 6, 20262,186GitHub stars
pp-arxiv
arXiv
SkillUpdated Nov 10, 20262,121GitHub stars
Zotero Native MCP
Zotero
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Nov 8, 202613GitHub stars
Pubmed-MCP-Advanced
PubMed
MCP serverUpdated Dec 28, 20258GitHub stars
academic-deep-research
Research
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 6, 20262,186GitHub stars
alterlab-arxiv
arXiv
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 5, 202686GitHub stars
zotero-research
Zotero
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Sep 22, 20267GitHub stars
mcp-pubmed-server
PubMed
MCP serverApache-2.0licenceUpdated Feb 19, 20266GitHub stars

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