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Search the scientific literature and get a cited answer, plus the Trending in Science edition.
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Search the scientific literature and get a cited answer, plus the Trending in Science edition.
Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://askcerebrum.org/mcp
Security Report
The visible portion of this Cerebrum frontend shows no data exfiltration, obfuscation, shell execution, or hardcoded secrets. The review is incomplete because the code is truncated and the backend Pages Functions (functions/api/search.js, auth and secret handling) were not provided, so server-side auth and secret handling could not be verified. Remaining concerns are low-severity: unverified backend controls, a version mismatch between the vendored Cargo crate and the npm dependency, and a client-side Zotero API key flow. Supply chain analysis found 7 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 4 high severity).
4 files analyzed · 12 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.
How to Install & Connect
Available as Local & Remote
This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.
Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
Cerebrum
A scientific literature search engine at askcerebrum.org.
Ask a question. Cerebrum searches 14 open scholarly databases in parallel, then writes an answer whose citations link to papers you can open and check.
The count is not typed here — it is derived from SCHOLARLY_SOURCES in functions/lib/product.js, and npm run check fails the build if any copy in the repository disagrees with it.
Stack
- Frontend: React + Vite, deployed as static site on Cloudflare Pages
- Backend: Cloudflare Pages Functions (
functions/api/search.js) - AI: OpenRouter free models (Gemini Flash, DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, Mistral) + Pollinations legs + Cloudflare Workers AI fallback
- Databases: see
SCHOLARLY_SOURCESinfunctions/lib/product.jsfor the authoritative list - Animation: GSAP for choreography, OGL for the WebGL background. Both bundled; nothing is loaded from a CDN.
Deploy
npm install
npx wrangler login
npm run deploy
Then add secrets (once):
npx wrangler pages secret put OPENROUTER_KEY
npx wrangler pages secret put OPENALEX_KEY # optional
npx wrangler pages secret put NCBI_API_KEY # optional
Local development
npm install
cp dev.vars.example .dev.vars # fill in your OPENROUTER_KEY
npm run dev
Cost
Everything runs on free tiers. Cloudflare Pages (100k requests/day), OpenRouter free models, and free scholarly APIs.
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