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Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

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No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

How is the trust score calculated?

This listing scores 40 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.

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methods-mcp MCP Server

Name: methods-mcp MCP Server
Author: flynnlachendro

MCP server for structured methods extraction + reproducibility heuristics on academic papers.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flynnlachendro-methods-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "methods-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN",
        "METHODS_MCP_MODEL": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Yes	Required for LLM-driven extraction tools (extract_methods, summarize_paper, methods_repro_review). Secret.
GITHUB_TOKEN	No	Optional. Raises the GitHub REST API rate limit used by reproducibility assessment. Secret.
METHODS_MCP_MODEL	No	Override the default Claude model (default: claude-sonnet-4-6).

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