Literature Review Council MCP Server

by ravicha2io.github.Ravicha2/lit-review-councilv0.1.4

Multi-agent literature review: research, peer review, and synthesize grounded reports.

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Install Literature Review Council MCP server

claude mcp add lit-review-council -e OPENROUTER_API_KEY='<openrouter-api-key>' -e GITHUB_TOKEN='<github-token>' -e TAVILY_API_KEY='<tavily-api-key>' -- uvx lit-review-council

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lit-review-council": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lit-review-council"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<openrouter-api-key>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<github-token>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<tavily-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lit-review-council": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lit-review-council"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<openrouter-api-key>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<github-token>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<tavily-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "lit-review-council": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lit-review-council"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<openrouter-api-key>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<github-token>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<tavily-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lit-review-council": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lit-review-council"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<openrouter-api-key>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<github-token>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<tavily-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
OPENROUTER_API_KEY	yes	yes	OpenRouter API key for LLM access
GITHUB_TOKEN	yes	yes	GitHub personal access token for practitioner track searches
TAVILY_API_KEY	yes	yes	Tavily API key for web search
OPENALEX_API_KEY	—	—	OpenAlex API key for academic search
ENG_MODEL	—	—	Model for engineer agents (default: openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2.6)
RESEARCH_MODEL	—	—	Model for research agents (default: openrouter/z-ai/glm-5.1)
JUDGE_MODEL	—	—	Model for reviewer/synthesis agents (default: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro)

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-06-23 · 4mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
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Package published
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Registry entry updated
2026-06-22 · 4mo ago · official registry · v0.1.4

FAQ

›How do I install the Literature Review Council MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add lit-review-council -e OPENROUTER_API_KEY='<openrouter-api-key>' -e GITHUB_TOKEN='<github-token>' -e TAVILY_API_KEY='<tavily-api-key>' -- uvx lit-review-council. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Literature Review Council require an API key?

Yes. It expects OPENROUTER_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, TAVILY_API_KEY, of which 3 are secrets.

›Can I use Literature Review Council as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Literature Review Council in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.Ravicha2/lit-review-council.