DeepResearchMCP
DeepResearchMCP is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches firecrawl and openai. It needs FIRECRAWL_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 27 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Performs comprehensive, multi-step research on any topic using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. DeepResearchMCP’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
Deep Research MCP is an intelligent research assistant built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that performs comprehensive, multi-step research on any topic.
What DeepResearchMCP can do
4 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
initialize-research- Start a new research session
execute-research-step- Execute the next research step
generate-report- Create a final report
complete-research- Execute the entire research process
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
DeepResearchMCP compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepResearchMCP (this page) | firecrawl, openai | FIRECRAWL_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 27 | 2025-03-04 | — |
| mcp-chrome | chrome | None listed | 12,501 | 2026-01-06 | MIT |
| webclaw | webclaw | WEBCLAW_API_KEY | 2,386 | 2026-10-21 | AGPL-3.0 |
| fetcher-mcp | playwright | None listed | 1,088 | 2026-01-14 | MIT |
| puppeteer-mcp-server | chrome, puppeteer | None listed | 486 | 2025-03-14 | MIT |
| moling | — | None listed | 339 | 2026-03-15 | Apache-2.0 |
Ranked by services in common with DeepResearchMCP, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about DeepResearchMCP
- What does DeepResearchMCP do?
- Performs comprehensive, multi-step research on any topic using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
- How do I install DeepResearchMCP?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/ameeralns/DeepResearchMCP
- What does DeepResearchMCP connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches firecrawl and openai. The credentials we found in its source are FIRECRAWL_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY.
- Is DeepResearchMCP official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 27 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-03-04.
- What licence does DeepResearchMCP use?
- The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.
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