Consensus MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Consensus MCP or direct API to search scientific papers, summarize evidence, extract study findings, and answer research questions through natural language.

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Consensus is an evidence-based search engine for scientific research papers. It helps you find clear, research-backed answers without digging through papers manually.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Consensus action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Search Research Papers

Search Consensus for relevant research papers with study, publication, and access filters.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Consensus MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["consensus"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Consensus and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Search Consensus for evidence on whether creatine improves muscle strength",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Consensus request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Consensus API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["consensus"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Consensus
3

Run Consensus tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Search Consensus for evidence on whether creatine improves muscle strength" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Consensus tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Consensus Integration

  • Supports both Consensus MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable research search and evidence retrieval
  • Rich coverage for querying scientific literature and turning paper results into useful answers

Managed Auth

  • Secure API key handling so you don't have to hard-code Consensus credentials
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Consensus access
  • Per user and per environment credentials for safer research workflows

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what research query ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Consensus
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Consensus research search capabilities
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Consensus requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you. You can create the auth config with auth_configs.create(), link user accounts with connected_accounts.link(), and expose Consensus tools through mcp.create().

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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