Panda Research Tools

Scholarly integrity and papers — citation checks, literature/PubMed search, academic experts, PDF tables (6 MCP tools). Panda Federation focused server.

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Panda Research Tools

Scholarly integrity and papers: citation checks, literature and PubMed search, academic experts, PDF tables.

Focused MCP server (6 tools) from the Panda Federation public-data toolkit. Prefer this over the 23-tool mega-server for better Tool Definition Quality Score (TDQS) / Glama coherence.

Umbrella Apify Store License: MIT

Install / Use

Needs a free Apify API token and uv.

uvx --from panda-federation-tools panda-research-tools

Same entry point from this repo:

uvx --from git+https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-research-tools panda-research-tools

Cursor / Claude / VS Code: command uvx, args ["--from", "panda-federation-tools", "panda-research-tools"], env APIFY_TOKEN.

Docker (stdio, non-root). APIFY_TOKEN is required:

docker build -t panda-research-tools .
docker run -i --rm -e APIFY_TOKEN panda-research-tools

Official MCP Registry name for this stdio package: io.github.pandadad0214/panda-research-tools (server.json). That name is separate from the hosted companion io.github.pandadad0214/panda-research-mcp. Registry clients install the PyPI package with uvx after the matching version is published. The git command above stays the install path from this repo.

Tools (6)

  • reference_checker
  • citation_formatter
  • literature_search
  • pubmed_evidence_table
  • researcher_expert_finder
  • pdf_table_extractor

Each tool runs one Apify Actor on your account. Empty runs are not charged per result; every call is capped by run_max_charge_usd. Full schemas and prices: umbrella README.

Sibling domain servers

  • panda-public-funding-tools — US federal money and filings: grants, contracts, SBIR/STTR topics, SEC financials, clinical trials.
  • panda-leads-tools — Public leads and enrichment: NPI providers, podcasts, local businesses, hiring signals, website enrichment, team pages, topic trends, trucking carriers.
  • panda-web-security-tools — Site, email and agent safety: SPF/DKIM/DMARC audits, AI/SEO readiness, website change monitoring, hidden AI instructions scanner.

Index / compatibility mega-server: panda-federation-tools (use only when you truly need every tool).

TDQS standard

New tools join this domain only while the count stays in the 3–15 band. Descriptions follow the checklist in the umbrella repo. See tdqs-standard / project docs.

Built by Panda Federation. MIT licensed.