# Moltline Research Desk (remote · mcp.moltlinestudio.com)

7 research navigation, thesis, note-taking and citation skill products. 6 of 8 free.

- Trust score: 87/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +1
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-21

## Components

- remote · `mcp.moltlinestudio.com`: 87/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-research/research.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-research/research)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.2.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-21.

- **Endpoint Security**: 83/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 66/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2082 tokens (~260/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 100/100
  - No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Moltline Research Desk MCP server?

Moltline Research Desk is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-moltlinestudio-research 'https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-research": {
      "url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-research": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-moltlinestudio-research]
url = "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-research": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-moltlinestudio-research --url 'https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-moltlinestudio-research:
    url: "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-research": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-moltlinestudio-research -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-research": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-16 (score 87, 0)

- [security] Stability: 0.97 → pass

### 2026-09-15 (score 87, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-13 (score 86, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-11 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-09 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-07 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-05 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-02 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (8)

### `list_products` (~213 tokens)

List Products

List every product in the Research Desk line with its included skills. FREE.

Takes no arguments. Returns a list of 7 product objects, each {"slug":
"thesis-advisor", "name": ..., "tagline": ..., "skills": ["Skill A",
...], "free_skill": "Gateway Skill Name"}. Use the returned slug values
with get_free_skill, get_full_product, or get_full_skill.

Returns metadata only - no persona text and no skill instructions. Use
when the caller wants to see what this server covers. Not for keyword
search across the whole 138-product catalog, which the catalog server's
search_catalog does, and not for instructions the caller can act on
(get_free_skill). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Output parameters:

- `result` (array)

### `get_free_skill` (~218 tokens)

Get Free Skill

Load a product's free gateway skill with its complete instructions. FREE.

Typical input {"slug": "thesis-advisor"} returns {"slug": ...,
"skill": "<skill name>", "instructions": "<full skill text>"}.

Returns exactly one skill - the product's free gateway skill - chosen
automatically from the slug, with no plan required. Use when the caller
wants usable instructions immediately. Not for the product's other skills:
those are named and need get_full_skill with a skill_name, which requires
a paid plan. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "unknown slug '<value>'. Use list_products."}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Product slug exactly as returned by list_products, e.g. "thesis-advisor".

### `format_citation` (~351 tokens)

Format Citation

Format a citation in APA 7, MLA 9, or Chicago author-date style. FREE.

Typical input {"style": "apa", "authors": ["Curie, Marie"], "year":
1911, "title": "Radium and radioactivity", "container": "Century
Magazine"} returns {"style": "apa", "citation": "Curie, M. (1911).
Radium and radioactivity. Century Magazine.", "note": "..."}.

Use when the source details are already known and only the formatting is
missing. Not for finding or verifying a source. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "style must be apa, mla, or chicago"}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `accessed` (string): Optional access date for MLA web sources, e.g. "12 Aug. 2026".
- `authors` (array, required): Authors as "Last, First" strings in source order, at least one, e.g. ["Curie, Marie"].
- `container` (string): Optional journal, book, or site name.
- `publisher` (string): Optional publisher name.
- `style` (string, required): Citation style: "apa", "mla", or "chicago" (case-insensitive).
- `title` (string, required): Title of the work being cited.
- `url` (string): Optional URL of the source.
- `year` (integer, required): Publication year, e.g. 2024.

### `get_full_product` (~220 tokens)

Get Full Product

Load one product in full: its persona plus every paid skill. PREMIUM (license).

Typical input {"slug": "thesis-advisor"} returns {"slug": ..., "name":
..., "persona": "<persona text>", "skills": [{"name": ...,
"instructions": ...}, ...], "free_skill": {...}}.

Returns persona plus every skill for one product. Use when the caller
wants the whole product. Not for a single skill (get_full_skill) and not
for a free look, which list_products and get_free_skill provide with no
plan. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "unknown slug '<value>'"}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Product slug exactly as returned by list_products, e.g. "thesis-advisor".

### `get_full_skill` (~223 tokens)

Get Full Skill

Load one paid skill's complete instructions from a product. PREMIUM (license).

Typical input {"slug": "thesis-advisor", "skill_name": "Outline
Builder"} returns {"slug": ..., "skill": ..., "instructions": "<full
skill text>"}.

Returns one named skill, selected by skill_name. Use when the caller wants
one specific paid skill. Not for the free gateway skill, which
get_free_skill returns with no plan, and not for every skill at once
(get_full_product). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "unknown slug '<value>'"}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `skill_name` (string, required): Exact skill name as listed in that product's "skills" array from list_products.
- `slug` (string, required): Product slug exactly as returned by list_products.

### `stats_describe` (~235 tokens)

Stats Describe

Describe a numeric dataset: center, spread, quartiles, and outliers. FREE.

Typical input {"numbers": [12, 15, 14, 90, 13]} returns {"n": 5,
"mean": 28.8, "median": 14.0, "std_dev": ..., "min": 12, "max": 90,
"q1": ..., "q3": ..., "iqr_outliers": [90], "skew": "right (mean >
median)"}.

Use as a first summary of one numeric dataset. Not for interval estimates
(confidence_interval) and not for planning a study (sample_size). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "no numbers"}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `numbers` (array, required): The dataset as a list of numbers; at least 1 value.

### `sample_size` (~274 tokens)

Sample Size

Calculate the survey sample size needed for a confidence level and margin. FREE.

Uses maximum variance (p=0.5) with a finite-population correction when
population is given. Typical input {"population": 5000,
"confidence_pct": 95, "margin_pct": 5} returns {"required_sample": 357,
"assumptions": "p=0.5 (max variance), random sampling"}.

Use before collecting data, to size a survey. Not for analyzing data
already collected (stats_describe, confidence_interval). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "confidence_pct must be 90, 95, or 99"}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `confidence_pct` (number): Confidence level; must be 90, 95, or 99. Default 95.
- `margin_pct` (number): Acceptable margin of error percentage; above 0 and at most 50. Default 5.
- `population` (integer): Total population size; 0 (default) means unknown or very large.

### `confidence_interval` (~290 tokens)

Confidence Interval

Compute a confidence interval for a mean (normal approximation). FREE.

Typical input {"mean": 72.4, "std_dev": 8.1, "n": 64,
"confidence_pct": 95} returns {"mean": 72.4, "margin_of_error":
1.9845, "interval": [70.4155, 74.3845], "note": "..."}.

Use on data already collected, for a mean. Normal approximation, so it is
unreliable on very small or heavily skewed samples. Not for proportions or
two-group comparisons - the data server's ab_test compares two
proportions. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "confidence 90/95/99, n>=2, std_dev>=0"}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `confidence_pct` (number): Confidence level; must be 90, 95, or 99. Default 95.
- `mean` (number, required): Sample mean.
- `n` (integer, required): Sample size; at least 2.
- `std_dev` (number, required): Sample standard deviation; 0 or greater.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-research/research#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-21: 87
- 2026-09-20: 87
- 2026-09-19: 87
- 2026-09-18: 87
- 2026-09-17: 87
- 2026-09-16: 87
- 2026-09-15: 87
- 2026-09-14: 86
- 2026-09-13: 86
- 2026-09-12: 85
- 2026-09-11: 85
- 2026-09-10: 84
- 2026-09-09: 84
- 2026-09-08: 83
- 2026-09-07: 83
- 2026-09-06: 82
- 2026-09-05: 82
- 2026-09-04: 81
- 2026-09-03: 81
- 2026-09-02: 81
- 2026-09-01: 80
- 2026-08-31: 80
- 2026-08-30: 79
- 2026-08-29: 79
- 2026-08-28: 78
- 2026-08-27: 78
- 2026-08-26: 77
- 2026-08-25: 75
- 2026-08-24: 75
- 2026-08-23: 74

## Common questions

### What is the Moltline Research Desk MCP server?

Moltline Research Desk is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.moltlinestudio/research. 7 research navigation, thesis, note-taking and citation skill products. 6 of 8 free. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research).

### Is the Moltline Research Desk MCP server safe to use?

Moltline Research Desk scores 87 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Moltline Research Desk MCP server expose?

Moltline Research Desk exposes 8 tools: list_products, get_free_skill, format_citation, get_full_product, get_full_skill, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,024 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Moltline Research Desk MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Moltline Research Desk without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Moltline Research Desk MCP server still maintained?

Moltline Research Desk is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 21 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/research
- Repository: https://github.com/GarphenGate/moltline-mcp
- Website: https://moltlinestudio.com/servers.html#research
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-research/research.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-research/research.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-research/research