web-researcher-mcp

Name: web-researcher-mcp Review
Item: web-researcher-mcp
Rating: 3.1
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Usable

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Reduces hallucination risk in AI-assisted research by grounding responses in verifiable sources, critical for technical decision-making and compliance docume…

Your AI research assistant that cites real sources and stays honest. Search the entire web or narrow it down to just the sites you trust. Works with Claude, Cursor, any MCP client.

Ask Claude to research current best practices for database optimization with cited sources.
Generate a competitive analysis by searching only trusted industry analyst websites.
Find technical documentation and implementation examples across the open web for your stack.

43 starsMIT (commercial OK)Free

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces hallucination risk in AI-assisted research by grounding responses in verifiable sources, critical for technical decision-making and compliance documentation in regulated environments.

Best for

Engineering teams and consultants conducting technical research, competitive analysis, or due diligence requiring cited, traceable sources.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp

By zoharbabin

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add web-researcher-mcp -- npx -y web-researcher-mcp

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Research current best practices for database optimization with cited sources

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars43Contributors3Last updated2026-07-25LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-25 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 43 GitHub stars; 3 contributors; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

4/5

Overall score3.15 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 43 GitHub stars; 3 contributors; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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