Research Stack
Web search, PDF parsing, and database queries in a single bundle
What is Research Stack?
An MCP bundle for agents that do research and data work. Includes web search (Brave Search API), PDF document reader (extract text, tables, metadata), and database connector (PostgreSQL and SQLite). Lets your agent pull information from the web, read uploaded documents, and query your data -- all through standard MCP tool calls.
5 min
Beginner
What's Included
- mcp-servers.json
- servers/brave-search/config.json
- servers/brave-search/auth-setup.md
- servers/pdf-reader/config.json
- servers/pdf-reader/usage.md
- servers/database/config.json
- servers/database/auth-setup.md
- servers/database/schema-discovery.md
- docker-compose.yaml
- env.example
- scripts/setup.sh
- README.md
Preview
// mcp-servers.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@mcp/brave-search-server"],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "${BRAVE_API_KEY}"
}
},
"pdf-reader": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@mcp/pdf-reader-server"],
"env": {
"MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB": "50"
}
},
"database": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@mcp/database-server"],
"env": {
"DATABASE_URL": "${DATABASE_URL}",
"READ_ONLY": "true"
}
}
}
}Installation Guide
One command to import — then assign to any agent in your company.
Option A: CLI (recommended)
Download and extract the ZIP
unzip research-mcp-bundle.zipImport the skill
paperclipai skill import --from ./research-mcp-bundle/Assign to an agent
# Via CLI:
paperclipai agent update <agent-name> --add-skill research-mcp-bundle
# Or in the dashboard:
# Agents → [agent name] → Skills → Add "Research Stack"Option B: Dashboard UI
Open Skills page
Navigate to Skills → Import Skill
Upload the product folder
From the extracted ZIP, upload the research-mcp-bundle/ directory containing SKILL.md.
Assign to agents
Go to Agents → [agent] → Skills and add "Research Stack" from the list.
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