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Frontier: evidence-scored science breakthroughs

co.frontierresearch/frontier · v1.0.0

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Last check	Reachable
Checked at	—
Check success 7 / 30 days	—
First-try success 30 days	—
Median response	—
Lookups 30 days	—
Authentication	No auth
MCP version	2025-06-18
Rank score	—
Declared risk	Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
Capabilities declared	tools
Tool definitions	5 tools · with description 100% · input schema is an object 100% · read/destructive hints 100%

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

streamable-http · https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp

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

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

search_breakthroughs
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
latest_breakthroughs
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.
get_breakthrough
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
list_fields
The research fields Frontier covers, with how many entries each holds and its median Frontier Score.
explain_frontier_score
The Frontier Score method: its three pillars and what each measures, recency, the integrity rule, tiers and confidence.

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