AgingResearch.News
Search every new aging paper, judged on evidence, plus trials, grants, drug pipelines and news.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 93 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- YesSome tools say they can change things. Your AI client should ask you first.
https://agingresearch.news/api/mcpSource code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.3.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Note: 4 tools are labelled as able to change things.
Expected for tools that send, write or buy. Your AI client should ask before calling them.
- follow
- unfollow
- ask_arn
- start_ultradeep
Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.
Tools
Passed: 23 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (23)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- search_papersUse this to find the papers themselves: when the user asks which studies exist or what papers say on a subject in the biology of aging or an age-related disease, often without the word aging: senolyt…Read-only
- list_papersUse this when the user asks what is new: the latest papers in a field, of a study type such as randomized trials, on a body system, or by one author (a name, or an author_id from get_paper). Newest f…Read-only
- get_paperUse this when the user wants one paper in depth: what it did and found, in which species and how many subjects, its caveats, who wrote it and where they work. Takes a paper id such as MED-26463117 fr…Read-only
- list_storiesUse this when the user wants a readable round-up of recent findings: this week in aging research, the notable results in a field, a list for a journal club. AgingResearch.News's plain-language storie…Read-only
- find_entitiesUse this to find the type and key of what a question names (a drug, supplement or diet, a gene or protein, a biological process, a disease, a biomarker, an organism, a method or a hallmark of aging)…Read-only
- get_entityUse this for questions about one drug, supplement, gene, process or disease: is there human evidence, has it been replicated by independent labs, in which species, which trials test it and how many p…Read-only
- list_claimsUse this when the user asks what has been found about a relation: does an intervention extend lifespan and in which organisms, what lowers a biomarker. Findings extracted from papers as subject, rela…Read-only
- list_trialsUse this when the user asks about clinical trials on aging or an age-related condition: what is recruiting, what changed lately, which trials test a drug, which companies run them. Trials that bear o…Read-only
- get_trialUse this when the user asks about one clinical trial by its registry number (NCT, ISRCTN, ChiCTR, CTRI, CTIS and others): its design, outcomes and dates, every change recorded and the papers that cit…Read-only
- list_newsUse this when the user asks about events in aging research and the longevity industry: financings and deals, trial readouts, approvals, policy, conferences. One story per event, newest first, with a…Read-only
- list_grantsUse this when the user asks who funds work on a target, drug, process or lab, how much and since when. Aging research grants from NIH, the EU (CORDIS), UKRI and Wellcome, newest award first: title, f…Read-only
- list_conferencesUse this when the user asks which meetings on aging research and age-related disease are coming up or were just held. The conference calendar, soonest first, then recent ones, each edition with its d…Read-only
- get_conferenceUse this when the user asks about one meeting from list_conferences, or what was presented there: its organizer, site and editions; with `edition`, that edition's abstracts most worth reading, each w…Read-only
- list_assetsUse this when the user asks which drugs or therapies are in development against a target, mechanism, hallmark of aging or age-related disease, who develops them and how far each has got. Drug and the…Read-only
- get_assetUse this when the user asks about one drug or therapy program by its name or a code name (UBX-1325, BMS-986278): developers and partners, targets, mechanism, modality, indications with stage and sour…Read-only
- count_pipelineUse this when the user asks how many drug and therapy programs there are, or how a field's pipeline splits. Counts programs by stage, modality, target, hallmark, indication, the developer's country o…Read-only
- followUse this when the user asks to follow a drug, gene, process, disease or other entity on AgingResearch.News, so its new papers reach them in For you and their follow email. Takes a type and key from f…Can change things
- unfollowUse this when the user asks to stop following an entity on AgingResearch.News. Takes a type and key from list_follows, find_entities or get_entity.Can change things
- list_followsUse this when the user asks what they follow on AgingResearch.News: entities and saved searches, newest first, each with its page; an entity's id is the type:key unfollow takes.Read-only
- list_questionsUse this when the user asks about questions they asked AgingResearch.News (Ask) before: their recent conversations, newest first, each with its title and address.Read-only
- ask_arnUse this when the user wants a written, cited answer rather than a list of papers, to a research question on the biology of aging, longevity interventions, age-related disease, or the people and comp…Can change things
- start_ultradeepUse this when the user asks for a full review of the evidence on a research question in aging or longevity, beyond a short answer. Not for personal medical advice, doses or symptoms. Writes over seve…Can change things
- get_ask_answerUse this when ask_arn or start_ultradeep said an answer is still being written, or the user wants it again: the answer with its numbered sources once written, else where it stands. Waits up to 20 sec…Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Passed
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 93 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 63 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 46 ms |
| resources/list | HTTP 200 | 23 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 46 ms |
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"name": "get_paper",
"title": "Get a paper",
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"destructive": false,
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"description": "Use this when the user wants one paper in depth: what it did and found, in which species and how many subjects, its caveats, who wrote it and where they work. Takes a paper id such as MED-26463117 fr…"
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"name": "list_stories",
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"description": "Use this when the user wants a readable round-up of recent findings: this week in aging research, the notable results in a field, a list for a journal club. AgingResearch.News's plain-language storie…"
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"title": "Find a drug, gene or topic",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this to find the type and key of what a question names (a drug, supplement or diet, a gene or protein, a biological process, a disease, a biomarker, an organism, a method or a hallmark of aging)…"
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"name": "get_entity",
"title": "Get a drug, gene or topic and its papers",
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"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this for questions about one drug, supplement, gene, process or disease: is there human evidence, has it been replicated by independent labs, in which species, which trials test it and how many p…"
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"name": "list_claims",
"title": "List findings",
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"destructive": false,
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"description": "Use this when the user asks what has been found about a relation: does an intervention extend lifespan and in which organisms, what lowers a biomarker. Findings extracted from papers as subject, rela…"
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"name": "list_trials",
"title": "List clinical trials",
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"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks about clinical trials on aging or an age-related condition: what is recruiting, what changed lately, which trials test a drug, which companies run them. Trials that bear o…"
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"name": "get_trial",
"title": "Get a clinical trial",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks about one clinical trial by its registry number (NCT, ISRCTN, ChiCTR, CTRI, CTIS and others): its design, outcomes and dates, every change recorded and the papers that cit…"
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"name": "list_news",
"title": "List news",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks about events in aging research and the longevity industry: financings and deals, trial readouts, approvals, policy, conferences. One story per event, newest first, with a…"
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"name": "list_grants",
"title": "List research grants",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks who funds work on a target, drug, process or lab, how much and since when. Aging research grants from NIH, the EU (CORDIS), UKRI and Wellcome, newest award first: title, f…"
},
{
"name": "list_conferences",
"title": "List conferences",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks which meetings on aging research and age-related disease are coming up or were just held. The conference calendar, soonest first, then recent ones, each edition with its d…"
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"name": "get_conference",
"title": "Get a conference and its abstracts",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks about one meeting from list_conferences, or what was presented there: its organizer, site and editions; with `edition`, that edition's abstracts most worth reading, each w…"
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"name": "list_assets",
"title": "List drug and therapy programs",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks which drugs or therapies are in development against a target, mechanism, hallmark of aging or age-related disease, who develops them and how far each has got. Drug and the…"
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"name": "get_asset",
"title": "Get a drug or therapy program",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks about one drug or therapy program by its name or a code name (UBX-1325, BMS-986278): developers and partners, targets, mechanism, modality, indications with stage and sour…"
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"name": "count_pipeline",
"title": "Count the development pipeline",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks how many drug and therapy programs there are, or how a field's pipeline splits. Counts programs by stage, modality, target, hallmark, indication, the developer's country o…"
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"name": "follow",
"title": "Follow a topic",
"readOnly": false,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks to follow a drug, gene, process, disease or other entity on AgingResearch.News, so its new papers reach them in For you and their follow email. Takes a type and key from f…"
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"name": "unfollow",
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"destructive": true,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when the user asks to stop following an entity on AgingResearch.News. Takes a type and key from list_follows, find_entities or get_entity."
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"title": "List what the user follows",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
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"description": "Use this when the user asks what they follow on AgingResearch.News: entities and saved searches, newest first, each with its page; an entity's id is the type:key unfollow takes."
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"name": "list_questions",
"title": "List the user's questions to AgingResearch.News",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
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"description": "Use this when the user asks about questions they asked AgingResearch.News (Ask) before: their recent conversations, newest first, each with its title and address."
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{
"name": "ask_arn",
"title": "Ask AgingResearch.News",
"readOnly": false,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "Use this when the user wants a written, cited answer rather than a list of papers, to a research question on the biology of aging, longevity interventions, age-related disease, or the people and comp…"
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"name": "start_ultradeep",
"title": "Start a full evidence review",
"readOnly": false,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "Use this when the user asks for a full review of the evidence on a research question in aging or longevity, beyond a short answer. Not for personal medical advice, doses or symptoms. Writes over seve…"
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"name": "get_ask_answer",
"title": "Read an Ask answer",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": false,
"description": "Use this when ask_arn or start_ultradeep said an answer is still being written, or the user wants it again: the answer with its numbered sources once written, else where it stands. Waits up to 20 sec…"
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