# Cerebrum

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/askcerebrum-org/  
**Website:** https://askcerebrum.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Cerebrum is a free scientific literature search tool that uses AI to answer questions by querying open scholarly databases such as Europe PMC, PubMed, OpenAlex, and Semantic Scholar. It provides citations with DOIs, offers a learning companion called Nova, and operates without ads or tracking. The service is free with usage limits, and a paid tier removes caps. The platform is independent, built by its founder Dusty, and emphasizes transparency and privacy.

## Kin Score — 14.7 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-11-06 under rubric 0.27.0. Trend: flat (-4.7 from 19.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 56.7 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 4.8 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 9.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 6.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | yes |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (1)

- **Cerebrum MCP** — Cerebrum MCP provides tool definitions for search_literature and get_trending via JSON-RPC.

## MCP servers (1)

- **Cerebrum MCP Server** — Remote MCP server at askcerebrum.org.

## Security (1)

- **Askcerebrum Org Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Askcerebrum Org Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Artificial Intelligence, Scientific, Search, Open Data, Education, Company

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/askcerebrum-org/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.