Summary
Undermind is an AI literature research agent that plans and runs multi-stage searches across a database of over 200 million scientific articles, reads full texts and figures, and writes cited reports. It runs in a web app and connects to other agents over MCP.
- Best for
- Individual researchers, R&D teams and institutional scientists doing exploratory literature discovery or a novelty check who want citation-trail-following search beyond keyword matching.
- Not for
- Buyers who need a documented, reproducible search strategy for a formal systematic review or regulatory submission (see Elicit's Systematic Review workflow), point-of-care speed, or programmatic/API access. Undermind offers none of the three.
- From
- Freethen $20 monthly · $16 billed annually
- Free tier
- YesFree plan at $0 for exploratory research: strong AI models for chat, deep searches and reports, shared workspaces, agent connection, and 'Standard rate limits on chats and searches'. Search covers abstracts and metadata only - full-text search of open access and preprint articles requires Pro.
What it does
- Done-for-you service
- PartlyMostly self-serve software, but the Enterprise page also offers a delivered custom research platform built by Undermind's own team within weeks.
Fast deployment: Within weeks, our team delivers custom builds tailored to your unique needs and data sources
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How much it does unattended
- Runs autonomously
- YesThe deep search plans its own query sequence, follows citations and authors and decides itself when to stop, with no human step between submission and result.
Runs a deep literature review from an open-ended research goal and produces a ranked list of papers with a written synthesis. Plans its own searches,…
undermind.ai/mcp - Multi-agent
- PartlyUndermind is the research layer another agent orchestrates over MCP; it does not advertise several Undermind agents coordinating on one task.
MCP integration: Undermind plugs in as a literature research layer for the agentic systems your teams are building
undermind.ai/enterprise - Agent permissions
- PartlyScope is agreed up front through follow-up questions rather than by approving individual actions; no per-action permission model is published.
Undermind asks follow-up questions to understand exactly what you need.
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Which models it runs on
- Claude
- YesPublished Claude connector, one-click setup, plus documented Claude Code CLI install.
Open Undermind in Claude’s connector directory. If the button does not open it, paste https://claude.ai/directory/connectors/undermind into your…
undermind.ai/mcp - GPT
- PartlyNamed as the reasoning engine only in the January 2024 whitepaper, which the homepage itself labels the v1 engine; no current page names any model provider.
It uses a language model (GPT-4) as a reasoning engine at key steps in a structured exploration process.
undermind.ai/whitepaper.pdf - Model choice
- NoThe vendor assigns models by plan rather than letting the buyer choose: Free gets strong models, Pro gets the latest ones, and no model picker is documented anywhere.
The latest, most powerful AI models
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Not established: Open models
Where you use it
- In your editor
- YesDocumented MCP setup covers Cursor, VS Code and GitHub Copilot in VS Code, so the research tools run inside the editor you already use.
This adds Undermind to VS Code as an MCP server.
undermind.ai/mcp - On the command line
- PartlyThere is no Undermind CLI of its own; terminal use comes through agent CLIs such as Codex and Claude Code, which you configure with the MCP endpoint.
codex mcp add undermind --url https://mcp.undermind.ai/mcp --oauth-client-id codex
undermind.ai/mcp - In a browser
- YesThe primary product is a browser web app that organisations can deploy to teams without any engineering work.
Easily deploy Undermind's AI-based literature research capabilities to your teams, available right in the web browser.
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Whose machine it runs on
- Self-hosted
- NoEvery delivery shape on the site is Undermind-hosted: a web app, a hosted MCP endpoint and an enterprise cloud with its own access controls; no bring-your-own-infrastructure option is offered.
Secure Cloud Encryption in transit and at rest, with strict access controls. Trusted by dozens of leading research companies and verified by…
undermind.ai/enterprise - Open source
- NoClosed source: the Terms forbid derivative works and reverse engineering, and no repository, licence or source distribution is published anywhere on the site.
you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Site
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What it costs to run
- How it meters
- YesBilling is per person per month on a plan, with compute rather than credits as the differentiator between Free, Pro and Enterprise tiers.
per person per month, billed annually
undermind.ai - Free tier
- YesA standing $0 plan exists with self-serve signup, no sales call, though it searches abstracts and metadata rather than full texts.
Free For exploratory research $0
undermind.ai - API access
- PartlyAn Undermind API with programmatic queries and batch processing is offered to organisations via sales; no public API documentation or self-serve key is published.
Programmatic queries via API
undermind.ai/enterprise - MCP server
- YesA hosted MCP server at mcp.undermind.ai exposes deep search, PDF reading and workspace tools, and the Free plan row already includes agent connection.
Yes. Undermind provides an MCP server, so you can connect the AI assistants and coding agents you already use.
undermind.ai - Bring your own key
- NoNo tier offers your own model keys, your own inference or your own cloud; the top tier's published differentiators are compute, org login, onboarding, admin, terms, pricing and support.
Increased compute Sitewide organizational login Onboarding seminars Admin dashboard Custom terms/SLA/security review Custom pricing Dedicated support
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Buying it for a team
- A company can buy it
- YesA Team plan with centralised billing is purchasable directly, and Enterprise agreements with custom terms are offered above it.
Centralized billing
undermind.ai - Seat model
- YesTeam is priced per person per month with a seat-count selector on the card, and the published rate is the same whether you buy Pro or Team seats at academic annual pricing.
per person per month, billed annually
undermind.ai - Pooled budget
- NoThere is no shared balance to pool: entitlement is a per-user rate limit on searches and requests, not a team allowance.
Rate limits may apply to the use of our services, restricting the number of searches or requests per user within a given timeframe to ensure fair…
undermind.ai/terms - Admin controls
- PartlyEnterprise adds an admin dashboard and member management on Team, but no page describes constraining what the agent itself may do.undermind.ai
- Audit log
- PartlyAdmins receive usage reports on member accounts, but no audit log of administrative action appears in the Enterprise feature list or the security overview.
may receive reports regarding use of the Site by those Accounts, and may use any other administrative controls the applicable plan provides.
undermind.ai/terms - Single sign-on
- PartlyEnterprise offers sitewide organisational login and says an existing enterprise IdP can stay the sign-in path, but SAML and OIDC are never named.
SSO with your existing enterprise IdP
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What happens to your code
- Opt out of training
- PartlyA no-training guarantee is stated for enterprise R&D data, covering model providers too, but the vendor makes no equivalent statement for Free, Pro or Team users.
Your company's proprietary R&D data stays isolated, is never used to train AI models, and our model providers never retain or train on it.
undermind.ai/enterprise - Data residency
- YesUnited States storage, with SCCs for EEA/UK/Swiss transfers; no choice of region is offered.
We process and store personal data in the United States.
undermind.ai/privacy - Getting out
- PartlyYou own inputs and outputs and can demand complete deletion at any time, but no bulk export path is documented and workspace files are only reachable through the app or MCP tools.
You own your inputs and outputs, we provide the software. Request complete removal of your organization's data at any time.
undermind.ai/enterprise - Certifications
- PartlyNo SOC 2, ISO 27001 or GDPR certification is claimed; the published assurance is third-party penetration testing with a letter of attestation under NDA.
Documentation: Letter of Attestation / pentest report available under NDA.
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26 sourced claims on this page. Checked 2026-09-26. How we check.
Alternatives
Where we would send a reader instead, in that listing's own words.
Research agent that searches 138M+ papers and runs systematic reviews with sentence-level citations.
Open-source autonomous research agent that writes cited long-form reports from web and local sources.
General-purpose AI agent that plans and executes multi-step tasks on its own cloud computer.
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Sources and updates
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Coverage elsewhere1
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