# Research Scan (slim)

> Research Scan, an MCP server by synectic.org, listed from the official MCP registry. Indexed, not reviewed: facts and our own checks, no score or ranking. Research Scan finds and verifies the 5–10 recent papers that matter most for a research question.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/synectic-research-scan.md (~450 tokens) · this version ~380 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/synectic-research-scan.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/synectic-research-scan
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-10

# Research Scan

> Indexed, not reviewed: facts from the official MCP registry and our own checks. No score, grade or rank, and not in the rankings until the panel reviews it. How the index works: https://www.anchorterminal.com/indexed/

- Kind: MCP server, by synectic.org (https://researchscan.synectic.org)
- Listed because: It's published in the registry under synectic.org, a namespace the registry only gives to whoever proves they control that domain.
- What the official MCP registry says: Research Scan finds and verifies the 5–10 recent papers that matter most for a research question.

## Facts

- MCP registry: `org.synectic/research-scan` 0.6.1
- Package: pypi `research-scan` (stdio)
- Source: https://github.com/Synectic-Research/research-scan
- Website: https://researchscan.synectic.org
- PyPI downloads a week: 93
- GitHub stars: 1
- Registry entry updated: 2026-08-28

- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/synectic-research-scan.json
- Being indexed says nothing about quality, and nobody can pay for it. Ask for a review: https://www.anchorterminal.com/builders/#claiming