Research Methods Library
https://server.smithery.ai/research-methods/library/mcpRecommends study designs for a research question, states the identifying assumptions to verify, and returns runnable R, Python, and Julia code with a formatted citation for every source. The server is grounded in approximately 17,000 sections of methodological texts by Mike Nguyen: A Guide on Data Analysis and its Springer volumes; Advanced Data Analysis; causalverse, an R package for causal inference; Credit Scoring: Theory, Methods, and Practice; Marketing Research: A Technical and Academic Treatment; Applying Tidy Finance with Python to Vietnam; Machine Learning in Python; AI in Action; and peer-reviewed research articles. - **choose_method** recommends candidate designs (difference-in-differences, synthetic control, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables, matching, double machine learning, and 56 others), with when each applies, the assumptions to verify, and the R and Python packages that implement it. - **search** and **fetch** retrieve the underlying sections. - **get_code** returns runnable R, Python, or Julia code. - **cite** formats references in APA, Chicago, MLA, Harvard, BibTeX, or RIS. - **list_sources** lists the works, with licenses and links. Every result links to the specific section and carries the citation of the work it is drawn from. All tools are read-only; no account or API key is required, and the service stores no information about its users.
MCP readiness
Readiness is how fully this listing follows its protocol and how it behaved in our probes over 30 days. It is shown for reference and does not move it in search. Search order and leaderboards use the separate quality grade (here C+, 70.0/100), which weighs availability, conformance, p95 speed and descriptor. How the two differ
| Valid MCP handshake | 10/10 | initialize and tools/list both answered. |
| Live MCP endpoint | 24/25 | Endpoint answers the MCP initialize handshake (4260 ms); slow response -1. |
| Protocol revision | 8/10 | Speaks MCP 2025-11-25, 1 revision(s) behind 2026-07-28. |
| Signed descriptor | n/a | No MCP standard defines a signed server descriptor. |
| Uptime (30 days) | 15/15 | 27/27 probes succeeded over 30 days (100%). |
| Tool declaration | 10/10 | Lists 6 tool(s) with descriptions. |
| Verified identity | 5/10 | Publisher declared (repository, package or homepage); claim this listing to verify domain control. |
| Freshness + modern flags | 4/5 | seen in a source within 7 days. |
| Auth declaration | 2/5 | Declares credential scheme: smithery_api_key. |
Compared with peers
Against 53,039 reachable MCP servers in our daily snapshot (2026-11-12 06:46 UTC). Display only; it does not change search order.
- Readiness
- Higher than 88% of peers
- This listing 87 · peer median 81
- Latency
- Faster than 38% of peers
- This listing 432 ms · peer median 326 ms
Where it loses the most points, and how to win them back
- Verified identity −5
— Claim the listing and prove control of its domain.
Now: Publisher declared (repository, package or homepage); claim this listing to verify domain control.
- Auth declaration −3
— State how to authenticate (an auth scheme, or that none is needed).
Now: Declares credential scheme: smithery_api_key.
- Protocol revision −2
— Support the current protocol revision.
Now: Speaks MCP 2025-11-25, 1 revision(s) behind 2026-07-28.
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How to connect
https://server.smithery.ai/research-methods/library/mcpcurl -X POST https://server.smithery.ai/research-methods/library/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{}}'