Frontier: evidence-scored science breakthroughs
New papers from Nature, Science, Cell, NEJM and other top journals, scored on evidence and novelty.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"frontier": {
"url": "https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http frontier https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp{
"servers": {
"frontier": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp"
}
}
}5 tools, verified live
search_breakthroughsread-onlySearch 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 summary, score, Frontier URL and DOI. Leave the query empty to browse a field.
latest_breakthroughsread-onlyWhat 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.
get_breakthroughread-onlyEverything 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), an entry slug, or a frontierresearch.co entry URL.
list_fieldsread-onlyThe research fields Frontier covers, with how many entries each holds and its median Frontier Score.
explain_frontier_scoreread-onlyThe Frontier Score method: its three pillars and what each measures, recency, the integrity rule, tiers and confidence.
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