Is Deep Research free?

Yes, Deep Research is free to use.

How do I install Deep Research?

Deep Research is a local plugin. Install it using npm package: @pinkpixel/deep-research-mcp and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What credentials does Deep Research need?

Deep Research requires the following credentials or environment variables: TAVILY_API_KEY. You can find setup instructions on the server detail page.

What AI apps work with Deep Research?

Deep Research uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Deep Research MCP Server

by Jessica Doering

Search & WebModerate5.2Local

Free

Perform comprehensive web research using Tavily's Search and Crawl APIs.

About

A server designed for comprehensive web research. It uses Tavily's Search and Crawl APIs to gather detailed information on a given topic, then structures this data in a format perfect for LLMs to create high-quality markdown documents.

The following options are configurable:

"env": { "TAVILY_API_KEY": "tvly-YOUR_ACTUAL_API_KEY_HERE", // Required "DOCUMENTATION_PROMPT": "Your custom, detailed instructions for the LLM on how to generate markdown documents from the research data...", // Optional - if not provided, the default prompt will be used "SEARCH_TIMEOUT": "120", // Optional - timeout in seconds for search requests (default: 60) "CRAWL_TIMEOUT": "300", // Optional - timeout in seconds for crawl requests (default: 180) "MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS": "10", // Optional - maximum search results to retrieve (default: 7) "CRAWL_MAX_DEPTH": "2", // Optional - maximum crawl depth (default: 1) "CRAWL_LIMIT": "15", // Optional - maximum URLs to crawl per source (default: 10) "FILE_WRITE_ENABLED": "true", // Optional - enable file writing capability (default: false) "ALLOWED_WRITE_PATHS": "/home/user/research,/home/user/documents", // Optional - comma-separated allowed directories (default: user home directory) "FILE_WRITE_LINE_LIMIT": "300" // Optional - maximum lines per file write operation (default: 200)

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Tavily API key for web search and crawlRequired

Environment variable: TAVILY_API_KEY

Getting Started

Once installed, try these example prompts and explore these capabilities:

1Example of a prompt and configuration for a tool call:
2{
3"name": "deep-research-tool",
4"arguments": {
5"query": "Explain the architecture of modern data lakes and data lakehouses.",
6"max_search_results": 5,
7"search_depth": "advanced",
8"topic": "general",
9"crawl_max_depth": 1,
10"crawl_extract_depth": "advanced",
11"include_answer": true,
12"documentation_prompt": "Generate a highly technical whitepaper. Start with an abstract, then introduction, detailed sections for data lakes, data lakehouses, comparison, use cases, and a future outlook. Use academic tone. Include all diagrams mentioned by URL if possible as [Diagram: URL].",
13"output_path": "C:/Users/username/Documents/research/datalakes-whitepaper"
14}
15}

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deep-research": {
      "env": {
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "your-tavily-api-key-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pinkpixel/deep-research-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Security Report

5.2

Moderate5.2Moderate Risk

This is a well-structured MCP server for web research with proper authentication, appropriate permissions for its purpose, and good security practices. The file writing functionality is implemented with strong security controls including path validation and directory restrictions. Minor code quality issues exist but don't significantly impact security. Supply chain analysis found 3 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 3 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

3 files analyzed · 8 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

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About

The following options are configurable:

Getting Started

Once installed, try these example prompts and explore these capabilities:

1Example of a prompt and configuration for a tool call:

3"name": "deep-research-tool",

4"arguments": {

5"query": "Explain the architecture of modern data lakes and data lakehouses.",

6"max_search_results": 5,

7"search_depth": "advanced",

8"topic": "general",

9"crawl_max_depth": 1,

10"crawl_extract_depth": "advanced",

11"include_answer": true,

12"documentation_prompt": "Generate a highly technical whitepaper. Start with an abstract, then introduction, detailed sections for data lakes, data lakehouses, comparison, use cases, and a future outlook. Use academic tone. Include all diagrams mentioned by URL if possible as [Diagram: URL].",

13"output_path": "C:/Users/username/Documents/research/datalakes-whitepaper"

14}

15}

{ "mcpServers": { "deep-research": { "env": { "TAVILY_API_KEY": "your-tavily-api-key-here" }, "args": [ "-y", "@pinkpixel/deep-research-mcp" ], "command": "npx" } } }

Security Report

5.2

Moderate5.2Moderate Risk

3 files analyzed · 8 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

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What You'll Need

Getting Started

How to Install

Security Report

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