Open Research KB
Rank #59,419glama/vecbase-labs/OpenShelf
A local-first MCP server for building and querying PDF knowledge bases. It indexes PDFs into DuckDB and exposes evidence-grounded retrieval tools to separate corpus-backed answers from independent reasoning.
Open Research KB is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by vecbase-labs. It ranks #59,419 of 137,492 servers tracked on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 3 GitHub stars. Open Research KB is listed on Glama, and ships as a single rolling release with no explicit version metadata. It was first listed on Jul 6, 2026.
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vecbase-labs
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This server is published through a registry that does not expose explicit version metadata, and no GitHub release tags were found on the linked repository. The listing tracks a single rolling release.
Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains Open Research KB?
- Open Research KB is maintained by vecbase-labs, which publishes 1 MCP server (0 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
- Is Open Research KB listed on the Official MCP Registry?
- Open Research KB is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on Glama.
- How many versions does Open Research KB have?
- Open Research KB ships as a single rolling release with no explicit version metadata.
- Where can I find the source code for Open Research KB?
- The source code for Open Research KB is hosted at github.com/vecbase-labs/OpenShelf.
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