What can you do with Nimrod Research?

What it is

Nimrod gives Claude four research tools:

Tool	What it does	Cost
`google_search`	Organic Google results with quality scores, authority ratings, and source-type classification	1 credit
`extract_webpage_content`	Any URL → clean markdown, boilerplate stripped	free
`extract_multiple_webpages`	Up to 5 URLs, fetched concurrently	free
`research_topic`	Search → rank → dedupe → extract → synthesis, in one call	1 credit + 1 per focus area

Why not just let the model search? Because raw search is where agent runs go to die: Nimrod returns ranked evidence instead of SEO sludge, as token-efficient markdown instead of raw HTML, with deterministic costs (1 credit = 1 search) and date/site/language control.

New accounts start with a free 50-credit trial — no card required.

Get connected

Claude.ai & Claude Desktop (zero install): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp → sign in with your email. Done.

Claude Code (hosted):

claude mcp add nimrod --transport http https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer nmk_your_key"

Nimrod Desktop (full toolkit — recommended for power users): a locally installed MCP server with six research skills, a deep-research agent, and search-coach hooks (Claude Code features). Extraction is free on every plan; on Desktop it also runs on your own machine, so the pages you read stay private. Grab it from Releases:

Windows — nimrod.mcpb for Claude Desktop (double-click, paste key), or nimrod-desktop.exe for Claude Code: nimrod-desktop setup, then claude mcp add nimrod -- path\to\nimrod-desktop.exe
macOS — nimrod-desktop-macos (universal: Apple Silicon + Intel): chmod +x it, then a one-time xattr -d com.apple.quarantine nimrod-desktop-macos (not yet Apple-signed), then setup and claude mcp add as above
Linux — nimrod-desktop-linux: chmod +x, setup, claude mcp add

In the MCP Registry

Nimrod is listed in the official MCP Registry as ai.orchis/nimrod — MCP clients that browse the registry (including VS Code's MCP gallery) can discover and install it from there.

Built to pair

Run Nimrod beside your other MCP tools — like Konnect for KiCAD: live parts data from your EDA workflow, live web research from Nimrod, one agent, no stale training cutoff.

Support

Docs: nimrod.orchis.ai/docs.html · Email: admin@orchis.ai · Terms · Privacy

The original open-source BYOK server this project grew from is preserved on the historical-oss branch (unmaintained).

Install

Add Nimrod Research to your client. Pick the one you use.

claude mcp add --transport http nimrod-research https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp

codex mcp add nimrod-research --url https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nimrod-research": {
      "url": "https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, or `.cursor/mcp.json` for a single project.

{
  "servers": {
    "nimrod-research": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nimrod-research": {
      "url": "https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nimrod-research": {
      "serverUrl": "https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`.

Score

39 / 100

Incomplete

Documentation17/25
Maintenance19/25
Trust6/20
Capability0/15
Install experience12/15

Documents what it does and how to connect
Has a resolvable package or endpoint
Exposes at least one tool, prompt or resource
README has substantive content
Includes a code example
Documents its configuration
Mentions credentials or security posture
Last commit 18 days ago
Has a release history
Repository is not archived
No licence detected
Namespace verified in the official MCP registry
Claimed by its owner
Published under an organisation
0 tool(s) documented
Provides prompt templates
Provides resources
6 documented install method(s)
Published to a package registry
Offers a hosted endpoint — no local install

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Version history

Versions	Published
1.1.1Latest	Aug 14, 2026