MCP server

Frontier: evidence-scored science breakthroughs

co.frontierresearch/frontier

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

New papers from Nature, Science, Cell, NEJM and other top journals, scored on evidence and novelty.

Working at last checkVerified publisher: frontierresearch.coAbout 862 tokens per request once connected5 tools

https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: frontierresearch.co (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 5
Token cost: About 862 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http frontier https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.frontier]
url = "https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"frontier":{"httpUrl":"https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"frontier":{"url":"https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"frontier":{"type":"http","url":"https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add frontier https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"frontier","server_url":"https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"frontier","server_url":"https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp"}

explain_frontier_score ~79 tokens
The Frontier Score method: its three pillars and what each measures, recency, the integrity rule, tiers and confidence.
get_breakthrough ~184 tokens
Everything Frontier holds on one entry: the plain-language summary, why it matters and what to watch, authors and institutions, the full Frontier Score breakdown (each pillar and what drives it, recency and confidence) and the sources behind each figure. Accepts an OpenAlex work id (e.g. W7214802080
latest_breakthroughs ~214 tokens
What Frontier added most recently: the entries listed in the last N days (the index adds a few new papers from the top journals every day), newest first, optionally within one field.
list_fields ~70 tokens
The research fields Frontier covers, with how many entries each holds and its median Frontier Score.
search_breakthroughs ~315 tokens
Search Frontier's evidence-scored index of new research from the top scientific journals. Matches the query against titles, plain-language summaries, authors and topics, optionally within one field, and returns the matching entries ranked by Frontier Score (or newest paper first), each with its summ

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