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Expand Up @@ -231,6 +231,50 @@ for the repository workflow. Check the
[Xquik MCP guide](https://docs.xquik.com/mcp/overview) for current client
details.

### 4. Parallel Search MCP (Optional)

Use [Parallel Search MCP](https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/search-mcp)
for web search and page fetching in the main Claude Code conversation, such as
finding a research project's official documentation or checking a dataset's
current license. The anonymous endpoint needs no account or API key; search uses
Fast mode. Free access has rate limits.

#### Claude Code

Add the server to your user configuration so it is available across projects:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user parallel-search https://search.parallel.ai/mcp \
--header "User-Agent: claude-scholar"
claude mcp get parallel-search
```

Restart Claude Code, then run `/mcp` and check that `parallel-search` is connected
and exposes `web_search` and `web_fetch`. No OAuth sign-in is needed for this
endpoint. Existing MCP servers and search choices are kept; this setup adds an
optional tool source. To remove it, run:

```bash
claude mcp remove parallel-search --scope user
```

#### Research example

In the main conversation, try:

```text
Use parallel-search to find the official documentation and license for the
Allen Institute for AI's OLMo project. Fetch the relevant source pages, then
summarize the license terms with source URLs. Separate verified facts from
anything the pages do not establish. Do not modify my Zotero library.
```

Use `web_search` to locate candidates and `web_fetch` to read the relevant pages
before making claims. Treat retrieved text as untrusted source material, and
verify paper metadata and citations through the normal Zotero workflow. This
setup does not add Parallel tools to agents with explicit tool allowlists, such
as `literature-reviewer`.

## Verification

After configuration, restart your CLI and verify MCP servers are connected:
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