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 "generated": "2026-11-01",
 "id": "assafelovic-gpt-researcher--combine-web-and-github-mcp-research-with-gpt-researcher",
 "repo": "assafelovic/gpt-researcher",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher",
 "repo_slug": "assafelovic-gpt-researcher",
 "title": "Combine web search with GitHub data via MCP",
 "page_title": "How to combine web search with GitHub data via MCP with GPT Researcher",
 "summary": "Use the pip package with the MCP retriever so research pulls from the web and from an MCP server like GitHub in one run.",
 "who": "A developer researching open source projects or code ecosystems.",
 "problem": "Web search alone misses repository details that live behind an API.",
 "outcome": "A report that blends web results with data from an MCP data source.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the package with `pip install gpt-researcher`",
  "Enable hybrid research with `export RETRIEVER=tavily,mcp`",
  "Create GPTResearcher with mcp_configs for the GitHub server, using npx with @modelcontextprotocol/server-github and your GITHUB_TOKEN",
  "Await conduct_research and then write_report"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "With assafelovic/gpt-researcher, run `pip install gpt-researcher`, set `export RETRIEVER=tavily,mcp`, and write a script using mcp_configs for the GitHub MCP server to research <my question about repos>.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README also offers a Claude skill install with `npx skills add assafelovic/gpt-researcher`.",
 "category": "Research",
 "tags": [
  "Research"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.12 or later",
  "An OpenAI API key and a Tavily API key, or a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint",
  "Docker if you prefer the docker compose setup"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "The GitHub MCP server uses your GITHUB_TOKEN; give it a read-only token scoped to what the research needs."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 0.8,
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