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Frontier: evidence-scored science breakthroughs

by frontierresearch.co · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by co.frontierresearch

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

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5 tools: 1 change things and 4 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http frontier https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

5 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • latest_breakthroughsWhat 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 fiel…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
  • explain_frontier_scoreThe Frontier Score method: its three pillars and what each measures, recency, the integrity rule, tiers and confidence.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "explain_frontier_score" says "explain": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The Frontier Score method: its three pillars and what each measures, recency, the integrity rule, tiers and confidence.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_breakthroughEverything 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 w…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_breakthrough" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • list_fieldsThe research fields Frontier covers, with how many entries each holds and its median Frontier Score.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_fields" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The research fields Frontier covers, with how many entries each holds and its median Frontier Score.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_breakthroughsSearch Frontier's evidence-scored index of new research from the top scientific journals.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_breakthroughs" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http frontier https://frontierresearch.co/api/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__frontier__search_breakthroughs",
      "mcp__frontier__get_breakthrough",
      "mcp__frontier__list_fields",
      "mcp__frontier__explain_frontier_score"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__frontier__latest_breakthroughs"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as frontier. Review it before you use it.