Research Agent by Nova (CIVAI)

Research Agent by Nova (CIVAI)

I do everything related to research and reports

Keywords: mcp-server, model-context-protocol, nova-by-civai, remote-mcp, streamable-http, civai, cursor, claude-desktop, deep-research, web-research, reports

Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server from Nova by CIVAI. Connect from Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP.

Links

Prerequisites

1. Sign in at nova.civai.co/api-keys
2. Create a programmatic Nova API key (JWT)
3. Add the server to your MCP client with Authorization: Bearer <your_nova_jwt>

Cursor Marketplace plugin

This repository ships a Cursor Plugin manifest (.cursor-plugin/plugin.json + root mcp.json) for one-click install after marketplace review. Users configure NOVA_API_KEY in Cursor Plugins → Configure (never commit secrets).

Local test: copy this folder to ~/.cursor/plugins/local/research-agent-by-nova, reload the window, set NOVA_API_KEY, verify MCP tools load.

Cursor (manual MCP)

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research-agent-by-nova": {
      "url": "https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/research-agent",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_NOVA_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Install as a plugin from the Nova marketplace, which prompts for your API key on first enable:

/plugin marketplace add civai-technologies/nova-catalog-mcp-plugins-by-nova-civai
/plugin install research-agent-by-nova --marketplace civai-technologies/nova-catalog-mcp-plugins-by-nova-civai

Or add the MCP server directly:

claude mcp add --transport http research-agent-by-nova \
  https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/research-agent \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $NOVA_API_KEY"

Setting this up on someone's behalf? llms-install.md is written for that.

Transport

• Type: Streamable HTTP (stateless)
• Auth: Bearer JWT or X-API-Key header
• Tools: 4 (bundled catalog)

About Nova by CIVAI

Nova by CIVAI is a platform for running, building, and deploying AI agents. This MCP server exposes Research Agent tools to external MCP hosts without sharing upstream credentials.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.