What is GPT Researcher?
GPT Researcher is a MCP server by assafelovic that web and local research that produces cited, comprehensive reports. It is listed under Developer tools and has 30,000 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | assafelovic |
| Repository | assafelovic |
| Popularity | 30,000 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #28 of 4,418 MCP servers; #15 in Developer tools |
| Runs | Not stated |
Is GPT Researcher safe to install?
GPT Researcher scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Where data goes is not stated | Note |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install GPT Researcher?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/assafelovic
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add gpt-researcher -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http gpt-researcher <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs GPT Researcher for you:
Add the "GPT Researcher" MCP server from https://github.com/assafelovic to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.