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researcher-now

https://researcher.now

Registry code: 3fa61341ef9e4798

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Article and video analysis, not scraping: analyze_article turns any URL into reader-grade markdown plus finished structured analysis (claims, facts, quantitative data, stakeholder positions, quotes) and a durable runId/viewerUrl; analyze_video turns a YouTube URL, X/Twitter video post, or Spotify / Apple Podcasts episode into a full transcript with speaker-aware quotes plus the same durable analysis — it answers fast with the run reference (deferred=true); poll research_status until succeeded, then recite the analysis. Always surface the viewerUrl back to the end user in your reply. This is a…

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https://researcher.now/mcp
protocol
streamable-http ·2025-06-18
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  • analyze_article unknown never probed

    Extract and analyze any article URL: returns reader-grade formatted markdown, finished structured analysis, and a durable runId/viewerUrl for recall, chat, and sharing — not a raw DOM dump. The run then continues to a full synthesized report on the same viewerUrl; a status of awaiting_funding means the free preview is stored and the report finishes after funding from the run page. Always surface the viewerUrl back to the end user in your reply. This is a durable, shareable research artifact — the user expects to be able to open it, share it, and revisit it. Do not swallow this link. Relay links exactly as returned by the API — never construct researcher.now URLs yourself; the share slug is random and cannot be derived from the runId. The analysis is included, so it doesn't burn your context window parsing 50k tokens of scraped page. Use for: extract this article, summarize this URL, web page to markdown, structured claims from this page.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "url"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "description": "Public article or web page URL to analyze."
    },
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 12,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Optional preferred content language (e.g. 'en', 'pt-BR')."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 21 lines
  • analyze_video unknown never probed

    Media transcript plus finished analysis: a YouTube URL, X/Twitter video post, or Spotify / Apple Podcasts episode answers in seconds with deferred=true and a durable runId/viewerUrl — the full speaker-aware transcript, structured analysis, sources, and report land on the run within a few minutes. Relay viewerUrl to the user immediately, poll research_status(runId) until succeeded, then recite the analysis; a status of awaiting_funding means the run is parked before transcription until funded from the run page — do not poll for completion while parked. Always surface the viewerUrl back to the end user in your reply. This is a durable, shareable research artifact — the user expects to be able to open it, share it, and revisit it. Do not swallow this link. Relay links exactly as returned by the API — never construct researcher.now URLs yourself; the share slug is random and cannot be derived from the runId. Use for: YouTube transcript, summarize this video, summarize this podcast episode, what does this video say about X, extract claims from a talk or interview.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "url"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "description": "YouTube video, X/Twitter post, or Spotify / Apple Podcasts episode URL to analyze."
    },
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 12,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Optional preferred transcript language (e.g. 'en', 'pt-BR')."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 21 lines
  • deep_research unknown never probed

    Deep multi-source research: returns a cited, synthesized research report with reusable structured evidence (claims, facts, quantitative data, stakeholder positions, contradictions) across web, video, and feeds. Use for: research a topic, deep research on X, find sources on Y, multi-source synthesis. The report takes minutes to produce — this call returns runId plus live watchUrl/viewerUrl immediately; poll research_status(runId) until succeeded, then read the report. Always surface the watchUrl and viewerUrl back to the end user in your reply. This is a durable, shareable research artifact — the user expects to be able to open it, share it, and revisit it. Do not swallow these links. Relay links exactly as returned by the API — never construct researcher.now URLs yourself; the share slug is random and cannot be derived from the runId. Bound spend with limits.maxCostUsd. Keyless: callable with no API key — fund it from a wallet via the returned MPP 402 session challenge (provisions an account and returns a durable key).

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "$defs": {
    "runLimits": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "maxCostUsd": {
          "type": "number",
          "maximum": 10000,
          "exclusiveMinimum": 0
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "sourcePolicy": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "web": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "media": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "forums": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "patents": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "academic": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "commerce": {
          "type": "boolean"
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "topic"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "mode": {
      "enum": [
        "collection",
        "analysis",
        "frontier_scan",
        "media_collection"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "depth": {
      "enum": [
        "narrow",
        "standard",
        "wide"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "minLength": 3
    },
    "limits": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/runLimits"
    },
    "instructions": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 20000,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "sourcePolicy": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/sourcePolicy"
    },
    "outputSchemas": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 24
    },
    "idempotencyKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional stable key for paid report-creation retries."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 95 lines
  • research_status unknown never probed

    Check the progress of a deep_research report by runId. Always surface any returned watchUrl or viewerUrl back to the end user in your reply. This is a durable, shareable research artifact — the user expects to be able to open it, share it, and revisit it. Do not swallow these links. Relay links exactly as returned by the API — never construct researcher.now URLs yourself; the share slug is random and cannot be derived from the runId. Use include:['summary'] for a compact status, or include:['all'] for the report plus sources, artifacts, usage, context, and events once status is succeeded.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "runId"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "wait": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Poll briefly until the report reaches a terminal status."
    },
    "runId": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 160,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "include": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "summary",
          "all",
          "sources",
          "media",
          "artifacts",
          "context",
          "usage",
          "sourceAnalysisRecords"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 8
    },
    "timeoutMs": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 120000,
      "minimum": 0
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 40 lines
  • research_inbox unknown never probed

    Completed research runs this account's agents have not yet seen — including runs started on the researcher.now web app, the API, or Discord, not just runs you created. Check at the start of a session and before commissioning new research. Returned runs are acknowledged automatically so they stop appearing here (pass acknowledge:false to peek without acknowledging); full results stay available via research_status and recall_research. Always surface any returned watchUrl or viewerUrl back to the end user in your reply. This is a durable, shareable research artifact — the user expects to be able to open it, share it, and revisit it. Do not swallow these links. Relay links exactly as returned by the API — never construct researcher.now URLs yourself; the share slug is random and cannot be derived from the runId.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "acknowledge": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Mark returned runs as seen (default true). Pass false to peek."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 17 lines
  • recall_research unknown never probed

    Instantly recall anything your org has already researched, with citations: searches stored research reports, analyzed sources, claims, and evidence. Fast and free — check research memory before paying for a new analysis or report.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "required": [
        "q"
      ]
    },
    {
      "required": [
        "topic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "required": [
        "mode"
      ]
    },
    {
      "required": [
        "status"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "mode": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 12,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 54 lines
  • list_personas unknown never probed

    List the durable expert personas you can consult — each is a research-grounded corpus of a real person's own writing, talks, interviews, and posts (e.g. Paul Graham, Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, Patrick Collison). Returns each persona's slug, name, what they are known for, and corpus size. Then call ask_persona to put a question to one. Free.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 5 lines
  • ask_persona unknown never probed

    Ask one of the expert personas a question and get an answer in their own voice, grounded in their actual writing and talks, with citations to the exact sources. Example: ask_persona with persona 'paul-graham' and question 'How do I come up with startup ideas?'. Call list_personas first to see who is available. Returns a sessionId — pass it back as sessionId to continue the same conversation so the persona remembers the thread; a stale or unknown sessionId is not an error, it just starts a fresh session. Fixed per-question fee by depth (about $0.25 quick / $1.00 deep), charged whether you are keyless or keyed. Keyless: callable with no API key — pay the fee from a wallet via the returned MPP 402 challenge (provisions an account and returns a durable key); keyed (rk_) callers are charged the same fee from their funded balance. If still running when the wait window ends, structuredContent returns status running, turnId, sessionId and pollPath: GET that path with the same authentication to continue this turn for free; do not submit another paid question.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "persona",
    "question"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "depth": {
      "enum": [
        "quick",
        "deep"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Answer depth. 'quick' (default) is fast; 'deep' runs a wider, reranked retrieval for max accuracy on hard questions."
    },
    "persona": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 160,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Persona slug from list_personas, e.g. 'warren-buffett'."
    },
    "question": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "The question to put to the persona."
    },
    "sessionId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Session id from a prior ask_persona answer. Pass it to continue the same conversation so the persona remembers the thread. Omit to start fresh."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 34 lines
  • ask_corpus unknown never probed

    One-call path for querying a known Researcher corpus. Today this targets public expert-persona corpora by slug (the same slugs returned by list_personas) and returns the same fixed-price, cited answer and sessionId as ask_persona. Use when the user says ask/query/check a known corpus, expert, person, or source collection and you already know which corpus to use. Call list_personas first when the slug is ambiguous; use recall_research for the account's stored research memory and analyze_article/analyze_video for a single new URL. If still running when the wait window ends, structuredContent returns status running, turnId, sessionId and pollPath: GET that path with the same authentication to continue this turn for free; do not submit another paid question.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "corpus",
    "question"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "depth": {
      "enum": [
        "quick",
        "deep"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Answer depth. 'quick' (default) is fast; 'deep' runs a wider, reranked retrieval for max accuracy on hard questions."
    },
    "corpus": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 160,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Known corpus slug, e.g. 'paul-graham' or another slug from list_personas."
    },
    "question": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "The question to ask this corpus."
    },
    "sessionId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Session id from a prior ask_corpus or ask_persona answer. Pass it to continue the same conversation."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 34 lines
  • list_persona_sessions unknown never probed

    List your resumable chat sessions with a persona — each has an id you can pass to ask_persona's sessionId to continue where you left off. Returns id, title, and last-updated time, newest first. Free.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "persona"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "persona": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 160,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Persona slug from list_personas."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 15 lines
  • list_groups unknown never probed

    List the public persona groups — each is a PANEL of expert personas (e.g. a research desk) you can put one question to and get back the panel's positions, with disagreement between members surfaced explicitly instead of averaged away. Returns each group's slug, name, summary, member count, and the per-question price (priceUsd — it scales with how many members have a ready corpus). Then call ask_group to question one. Use a group when you want multiple documented viewpoints on the same question; use ask_persona when you want one specific person's view. Free.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 5 lines
  • ask_group unknown never probed

    Put one question to a persona group and get the panel's answer: a neutral moderator voice that quotes each member by name against their OWN sources, a positions[] entry per member whose evidence bears on the question, disagreements[] where members' documented views conflict (never averaged into fake consensus), and silent[] for members whose sources say nothing about it — with citations back to each member's exact source material. Example: ask_group with group 'founders-desk' and question 'Is now a good time to raise?'. Call list_groups first to see the panels and their prices. Per-question fee: priced by the group's ready-member count (about $0.25 per member, minimum $1.00 — list_groups returns the exact priceUsd, and the API's figure is authoritative over anything you remember). Keyless: callable with no API key — pay the fee from a wallet via the returned MPP 402 challenge (provisions an account and returns a durable key); keyed (rk_) callers are charged the same fee from their funded balance.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "group",
    "question"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "group": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 160,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Group slug from list_groups, e.g. 'founders-desk'."
    },
    "question": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 4000,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "The question to put to the panel."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 22 lines
  • list_topics unknown never probed

    List your standing research topics — durable watches that continuously track a subject across the web, X, and feeds and keep a living brief up to date. Returns each topic's id, title, status, cadence, and when it last updated. Use topic_brief to read one; create new ones with POST /v1/topics. Free.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 5 lines
  • topic_brief unknown never probed

    Read the latest synthesized brief for one of your standing research topics — the current state-of-knowledge digest that updates as new sources arrive. Call list_topics to find the topic id. Free.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "topic"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 160,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Topic id from list_topics."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 15 lines
  • get_source_package unknown never probed

    Download the delivery package for one source in a persona's corpus: cleaned source text (and a timestamped transcript for video/podcast sources), the graded claims and quotes we extracted from it (evidence.json — our cross-validated evidence, not a raw chunk dump), a synthesis (summary.md), and citation handles back to the exact source and timestamps. Returns the file manifest (the list of files plus download handles); pass file (e.g. 'source/source.md', 'transcript/transcript.json', 'evidence.json') to retrieve any single file in full. Source ids come from a persona answer's citations (handle 'researcher:source:{id}') or the entity's sources listing. Use for: download this source, extract quotes/key takeaways, verify a claim against the original, get the transcript. Metered: the manifest (file list) is free, but fetching a file's content from a corpus you do not own costs a flat per-query fee (the persona's owner and admins read free); the first unpaid file read returns 402 with the payment challenge plus a durable agent API key.

    mcp-tool

    {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "persona",
    "sourceId"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "file": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Optional file path from the manifest to return in full (e.g. 'source/source.md', 'transcript/transcript.json'). Omit to get the manifest plus inlined essentials."
    },
    "persona": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 160,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Persona/corpus slug from list_personas, e.g. 'stanley-druckenmiller'."
    },
    "sourceId": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Source id — the id after 'researcher:source:' in a citation handle, or from the entity's sources listing."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
    arguments 28 lines
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