ask_research — Farside Research MCP Tool
ask_research
(ask research) is one of 11 tools on the
Farside Research
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call ask_research from your client
- Claude Code Farside Research ask_research run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Farside Research ask_research ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Farside Research ask_research ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Farside Research ask_research .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Farside Research ask_research ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Farside Research ask_research ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Farside Research ask_research ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Farside Research ask_research ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Farside Research ask_research .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Farside Research ask_research Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Farside Research ask_research Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Farside Research ask_research pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http research https://api.farsideresearch.com/mcp/Other tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 11 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.