Outset

ai.outsetPublished by outset.aiOfficial publisherv1.0.0Updated Nov 3, 2026

AI-moderated research platform: create and launch studies and query interview results.

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableProductivity & Workflow Data & Analytics

Server details

Identifier: ai.outset/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Runtime: Web executable
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Overview

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Remote MCP server for Outset, an AI-moderated research platform, letting an assistant build studies, launch recruitment and query interview results.

What you can do: Create and edit studies: projects, sections, questions, screeners, display logic, quotas and concepts
Configure and launch recruitment: sample size, reward and demographic filters
Query results: reports, answers, topline insights, category summaries and highlight clips
Look up organization context: workspaces, projects and organization info
When to use it: Useful when a researcher or team wants an assistant to draft and adjust Outset studies, set up recruitment, or pull interview findings and reports without switching tools. It fits teams already running moderated research on Outset.
Requirements: Nothing to install: it is a remote Streamable HTTP endpoint. An Outset account is required, with OAuth 2.1 (PKCE and Dynamic Client Registration) sign-in through the MCP client. Some clients need a paid plan or developer mode to add custom connectors; stdio-only clients need a bridge such as mcp-remote.

Before you install

Launching recruitment may incur fees and is gated behind a separate launch scope. The server can create and edit studies and change recruitment settings, so writes affect live research projects. Access is limited by OAuth scopes and organization roles enforced server-side.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open Outset in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Connect the required credentials. They are stored privately and never shown on public pages.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

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Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config. The client completes OAuth sign-in on first connect.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outset": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.outset.ai/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

README

Outset MCP

Connect AI agents to Outset — the AI-moderated research platform — via the Model Context Protocol.

The Outset MCP server is remote: there is nothing to install or run. Point your MCP client at the endpoint below and log in with your Outset account.

Transport: Streamable HTTP (stateless JSON-RPC)
Auth: OAuth 2.1 with PKCE + Dynamic Client Registration — compliant clients connect with zero pre-registration
Full developer guide: Outset MCP — Integration Guide for Developers (OAuth flow, scopes, DCR details, testing)

Connect from your client

Claude (claude.ai / Desktop)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, name it Outset, paste https://api.outset.ai/mcp/, then Connect to go through the OAuth consent flow. (Custom connectors require a Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plan.)

Claude Code

Or install as a plugin from this repo:

Cursor

[Add to Cursor]

Or Settings → MCP → Add Server and paste the URL — Cursor handles registration and OAuth automatically.

ChatGPT

Enable Developer Mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings, then Create a connector with https://api.outset.ai/mcp/ as the MCP server URL and OAuth as the auth method.

VS Code

Gemini CLI

Codex

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in your project):

Then authenticate with:

Anything else

Any MCP client that supports remote servers (Streamable HTTP + OAuth) works. For stdio-only clients, bridge with mcp-remote:

To explore the tool list interactively:

What your agent can do

Create and edit studies — projects, sections, questions, screeners, display logic, quotas, concepts
Configure and launch recruitment — sample size, reward, demographic filters (launching may incur fees and is gated behind the separate studies:launch scope)
Query results — reports, answers, topline insights, category summaries, highlight clips
Look up org context — workspaces, projects, organization info

The live tools/list response is the source of truth — new tools ship regularly. Scopes and org roles are enforced server-side; see the integration guide for the full scope table.

What's in this repo

Manifests for agent directories and marketplaces — the server itself is not here (it's remote):

File	Purpose
`.claude-plugin/plugin.json` + `.mcp.json`	Claude Code plugin wrapping the remote server
`.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`	Makes this repo installable as a Claude Code plugin marketplace
`.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json`	Same, for Cursor's plugin system
`gemini-extension.json`	Gemini CLI extension (`gemini extensions install <repo url>`)
`server.json`	Manifest for the official MCP registry

Source: README.md at commit e0f0ac7

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Version history

v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

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