autosearch 2026.4.23.4

AutoSearch v2 M1 skeleton

 AutoSearch

Deep research MCP server for AI developers.
39 search channels across academic, developer, and Chinese platforms — cited results, no hallucination.

Docs • Install • Channels • MCP Tools

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Install

# Option 1 — npm (recommended, no Python setup required)
npm install -g autosearch-ai
autosearch-ai init

# Option 2 — pip
pip install autosearch
autosearch init

init auto-detects your LLM providers and writes the MCP config to ~/.claude/mcp.json and ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

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What it does

AutoSearch runs as an MCP server inside Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client. Your AI agent calls tools like run_channel, delegate_subtask, and consolidate_research — AutoSearch searches real sources and returns structured, cited results.

• 39 channels: arxiv, PubMed, GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Twitter, Douyin, and more
• 22 MCP tools: search, delegation, loop management, citation export
• 5 search modes: academic / news / chinese_ugc / developer / product — auto-detected from query
• No hallucination: every result cites the source URL

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MCP Tools

Tool	Description
run_clarify	Detect query intent, pick mode and channels
run_channel	Search one channel with dedup + BM25 ranking
delegate_subtask	Run multiple channels in parallel
consolidate_research	Compress evidence to prevent context overflow
loop_init / loop_update / loop_gaps	Deep research loop
citation_create / citation_add / citation_export	Citation management
list_skills / list_channels / list_modes	Discover available resources
doctor	Full channel health report with fix hints

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Supported Channels

Run autosearch doctor to see live status. Generated from autosearch/skills/channels/*/SKILL.md.

Tier 0 - always-on (21)

Channel	Languages	Description	Typical yield
arxiv	en	Use for academic preprint searches in CS/ML/physics when query is English or mixed and expects peer-reviewed or preprint papers.	medium-high
crossref	en	Cross-publisher scholarly search via the Crossref DOI registry, useful for journal articles, book chapters, and citation-linked research metadata.	medium
dblp	en	Computer science bibliography search — technical papers, proceedings, and journal articles indexed by venue, author, and year.	medium
ddgs	en, mixed	DuckDuckGo Search — free general web search with no auth, use as broad default for any English or mixed query.	medium
devto	en, mixed	Developer blog articles tagged by technology topic, via the public dev.to API.	medium
github	en	Use for code-level, issue-level, and repository discovery when query involves a library, framework, or implementation detail.	high
google_news	en, mixed	Current news headlines aggregated across publishers via Google News RSS (English US feed).	high
hackernews	en	Use for real-time developer discussion, tooling opinions, and early-stage product signals from the HN community.	medium-high
huggingface_hub	en, mixed	Discover open machine learning models on Hugging Face Hub via the public model search API.	high
infoq_cn	zh, mixed	Chinese engineering articles covering architecture, AI, and enterprise tech from InfoQ 中文, via public RSS feed.	medium
kr36	zh, mixed	Chinese tech business news, startup funding, and industry analysis from 36kr.	medium
openalex	en, mixed	Search scholarly works through OpenAlex's public works search API with open-access URL fallback.	high
package_search	en, mixed	Discover packages across PyPI (exact-name lookup) and npm (full-text search) registries.	medium
papers	en, mixed	Multi-source academic paper search (arxiv, pubmed, biorxiv, medrxiv, google_scholar) via paper-search-mcp.	high
podcast_cn	zh, mixed	Chinese-language podcasts searchable via the Apple iTunes store public API.	low
reddit	en, mixed	Reddit community discussions, user experience reports, and topic debates via the public search.json endpoint.	medium
sec_edgar	en	US public company filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) via SEC EDGAR full-text search — financial and regulatory disclosures for research.	medium
sogou_weixin	zh, mixed	Chinese WeChat Official Account articles via the public Sogou WeChat search SERP.	high
stackoverflow	en, mixed	Programming Q&A with community-voted answers across 200+ technical tags via api.stackexchange.com.	high
wikidata	en, mixed	Structured entity data (people, places, concepts) from Wikidata knowledge graph.	medium
wikipedia	en, mixed	Authoritative encyclopedia articles via the Wikipedia Action API (English edition).	high

Tier 1 - env-gated (1)

Channel	Languages	Required env	Description	Typical yield
youtube	en, zh, mixed	env:YOUTUBE_API_KEY	Use for video tutorial discovery, conference talks, technical walkthroughs, and product demos.	medium

Tier 2 - BYOK paid (8)

Channel	Languages	Required env	Description	Typical yield
bilibili	zh, mixed	env:TIKHUB_API_KEY	Chinese tech video platform with tutorials, conference recordings, and uploader-authored articles, via TikHub.	medium
douyin	zh	env:TIKHUB_API_KEY	Chinese short-video content with product demos, tech reviews, and viral trends, via TikHub.	medium
kuaishou	zh, mixed	env:TIKHUB_API_KEY	Chinese short-video platform with lifestyle, humor, regional culture, and product demos, via TikHub.	medium
tiktok	en, mixed	env:TIKHUB_API_KEY	Global short-video platform with creator content, product demos, viral trends, and topical reactions, via TikHub.	medium
twitter	en, mixed	env:TIKHUB_API_KEY	Real-time public discourse including product launches, tech announcements, and breaking news, via TikHub.	medium
weibo	zh, mixed	env:TIKHUB_API_KEY	Chinese microblog platform for real-time opinion, trending topics, and event-level commentary in Chinese discourse, via TikHub.	medium
xiaohongshu	zh, mixed	env:TIKHUB_API_KEY	Chinese lifestyle + experience-sharing notes with strong product/beauty/travel/food coverage, via TikHub.	high
zhihu	zh, mixed	env:TIKHUB_API_KEY	Chinese Q&A platform with deep technical discussions and user experience reports — use when query is Chinese or mixed and targets developer opinions, comparisons, or tutorials.	medium-high

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License

MIT.