# Research Methods Library (remote · research-methods-mcp.vercel.app)

Research methods for AI assistants: study design guidance, R and Python code, and citations

- Trust score: 85/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `research-methods-mcp.vercel.app`: 85/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp/research-methods-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp/research-methods-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.1.1`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - 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 check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 84/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1669 tokens (~92/item across 18 items; 6 tools + 12 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 67/100
  - Stability observed for 20 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **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.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the Research Methods Library MCP server?

Research Methods Library is a hosted endpoint at https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp, 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 mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp 'https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp": {
      "url": "https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp]
url = "https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp --url 'https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp:
    url: "https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 83, +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.

### 2026-10-30 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-28 (score 81, +1)

- [functional] New resource “toc-social_theory”
- [cosmetic] “cite” reworded the description of “ids”
- [cosmetic] “get_code” reworded the description of “source”
- [cosmetic] “search” reworded the description of “source”

### 2026-10-26 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-24 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-21 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (6)

### `search` (~323 tokens)

Search the research methods library

Search sections of textbooks and an R package on research methods and data analysis: statistics and hypothesis testing, regression and generalized linear models, causal inference (difference-in-differences, synthetic control, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables, matching, double machine learning), econometrics, experimental design, survey methods, marketing research, credit scoring, machine learning, and AI. Returns matching sections with their ids, a link, a snippet, the code languages they contain, and a citation.

Input parameters:

- `language` (string): Prefer sections with code in this language.
- `limit` (integer): Number of results (default 8).
- `query` (string, required): What to look for, in plain words, e.g. "staggered difference-in-differences with never-treated controls".
- `source` (string): Limit to one work: data_analysis (A Guide on Data Analysis); causalverse (causalverse: The All-in-One Causal Inference Toolkit); credit_score (Credit Scoring: Theory, Methods, and Practice); marketin…

### `fetch` (~80 tokens)

Read a library section

Read one section of the library by its section id. Returns the section in Markdown with its code, the section URL, and the citation of the work it comes from. Long sections come in parts; the text names the id of the next part.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): Section id, e.g. "data_analysis:sec-regression-discontinuity".

### `choose_method` (~209 tokens)

Recommend analysis methods

Recommend statistical, econometric, causal inference, or machine learning methods for a research question or data analysis task: which statistical test or model fits the data, how to estimate a causal or treatment effect, how to analyze an A/B test or experiment, how many observations are needed (power and sample size), how to handle panel, time-series, survey, text, or survival data, and how to build predictive or credit-scoring models. Describe the question, the data (cross-section, panel, time series, experiment), how the treatment or exposure was assigned, and the outcome. Returns candidate methods with when each applies, key assumptions, R and Python packages, and the library sections that teach them.

Input parameters:

- `language` (string): Only list packages for this language.
- `limit` (integer): Number of methods (default 3).
- `question` (string, required): The research question and setting, e.g. "effect of a minimum wage increase that some states adopted in different years on teen employment".

### `get_code` (~340 tokens)

Get runnable R, Python, or Julia code

Get runnable code from the library for a specific statistical, econometric, causal inference, or machine learning task, in R, Python, or Julia. Suited to requests for code that carries out a named estimator, test, or modeling step; it returns code with brief context, not an explanation of the method. Results can be restricted to one language or one work. Returns code blocks with the section they come from, the packages they use, a link, and a citation.

Input parameters:

- `language` (string): Programming language of the code: r, python, or julia.
- `limit` (integer): Number of sections to return code from (default 4).
- `source` (string): Limit to one work: data_analysis (A Guide on Data Analysis); causalverse (causalverse: The All-in-One Causal Inference Toolkit); credit_score (Credit Scoring: Theory, Methods, and Practice); marketin…
- `topic` (string, required): The task, e.g. "Callaway and Sant'Anna group-time ATT", "rdrobust bandwidth", "WoE binning scorecard".

### `cite` (~142 tokens)

Format references

Format references for works in the library in APA, Chicago, MLA, Harvard, BibTeX, or RIS. Pass the ids of the sections you used to get a deduplicated reference list plus the section links, or pass source ids to cite whole works. With no ids, returns a reference for every work in the library.

Input parameters:

- `ids` (array): Section ids, or source ids: data_analysis, causalverse, credit_score, marketing_research, ai_in_action, advanced_data_analysis, tidy_finance_vn, tidy_finance_vn_vi, mlpy, social_theory, publications.
- `style` (string): Citation style (default apa).

### `list_sources` (~72 tokens)

List the works in the library

List the works in the library (textbooks, an R package, and research articles) with their topics, code languages, section counts, licenses, links, and how to cite each one. Suited to questions about what the library covers or which work to consult. Takes no parameters and returns one entry per work.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp/research-methods-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 85
- 2026-11-04: 84
- 2026-11-03: 84
- 2026-11-02: 83
- 2026-11-01: 83
- 2026-10-31: 82
- 2026-10-30: 82
- 2026-10-29: 81
- 2026-10-28: 81
- 2026-10-27: 80
- 2026-10-26: 80
- 2026-10-25: 79
- 2026-10-24: 79
- 2026-10-23: 78
- 2026-10-22: 78
- 2026-10-21: 78
- 2026-10-20: 77
- 2026-10-19: 77
- 2026-10-18: 76
- 2026-10-17: 76
- 2026-10-16: 75

## Common questions

### What is the Research Methods Library MCP server?

Research Methods Library is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.mikenguyen13/research-methods-mcp. Research methods for AI assistants: study design guidance, R and Python code, and citations. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp).

### Is the Research Methods Library MCP server safe to use?

Research Methods Library scores 85 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 Research Methods Library MCP server expose?

Research Methods Library exposes 6 tools: search, fetch, choose_method, get_code, cite, list_sources. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,166 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Research Methods Library MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the Research Methods Library MCP server still maintained?

Research Methods Library is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 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://research-methods-mcp.vercel.app/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/mikenguyen13/research-methods-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp/research-methods-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp/research-methods-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mikenguyen13-research-methods-mcp/research-methods-mcp