Frontier: evidence-scored science breakthroughs

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

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

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Frontier: evidence-scored science breakthroughs": {
      "url": "https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (5)

• search_breakthroughs read-only

  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 summary, score, Frontier URL and DOI. Leave the query empty to browse a field.

  Parameters:

  • sort — string — 'score' ranks by Frontier Score; 'newest' by paper publication date.
  • field — string — Limit to one field (see list_fields).
  • limit — integer — How many entries to return (1 to 20).
  • query — string — Free text, e.g. 'CRISPR', 'obesity drug', 'quantum error correction'.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• latest_breakthroughs read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • days — integer — How far back to look, in days (1 to 60).
  • field — string — Limit to one field (see list_fields).
  • limit — integer — How many entries to return (1 to 20).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_breakthrough read-only

  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), an entry slug, or a frontierresearch.co entry URL.

  Parameters:

  • id (required) — string — OpenAlex work id, entry slug, or Frontier entry URL.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• list_fields read-only

  The research fields Frontier covers, with how many entries each holds and its median Frontier Score.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• explain_frontier_score read-only

  The Frontier Score method: its three pillars and what each measures, recency, the integrity rule, tiers and confidence.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

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Measured by MCPYP probing. Untested fields are omitted, never estimated. Listing is always free; MCPYP never proxies calls or stores user tokens.