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Hey DevHunt, I'm Mike, maker of Farside Research. I built it after one too many AI research answers fell apart the minute someone asked "where's that number from?" Farside searches in rounds, grades what it reads, and writes a synthesis where every claim links to the passage it came from. Gaps and contradictions get their own sections instead of getting papered over. For devs: the same runs work through a REST API and a hosted MCP server, so Codex, Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client can estimate the cost and kick off research on their own. Pipelines re-run a question on a schedule and only ping you when the answer actually moved. A real run, published exactly as it came out: https://farsideresearch.com/sample Trial is 250 credits for 7 days, card required. If you'd plug research into an agent or your own product, what's missing from the API or MCP tools? I'll be here all week.
Farside is a deep research engine you can call from code. Ask a hard question and it searches in rounds, grades what it reads, and writes a synthesis where every claim links to the passage it came from. Gaps and contradictions get their own sections instead of being smoothed over.
For developers
- REST API: submit a run, follow its progress, retrieve the cited report. Typed contracts with an OpenAPI spec.
- Hosted MCP server: 11 tools at https://api.farsideresearch.com/mcp/, so Codex, Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients can estimate the cost and start research on their own.
- Pipelines: re-run a question on a schedule and only get pinged when the answer actually moved.
- Lite answers in a few minutes, Deep runs when it matters.
See a real run, published exactly as it came out: farsideresearch.com/sample (177 sources read, 97 kept).
7-day trial with 250 credits (card required). Plans from $9/mo.
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Farside Research is a deep research engine delivering cited, graded answers via web app, REST API and MCP.
- for
- Developers and teams needing verifiable research for decisions, agents or products.
- pricing
- freemium · free trial
Key features
- Iterative search rounds — Runs multi-round searches, grading sources and synthesizing findings.
- Cited synthesis — Every claim links to its source passage for full traceability.
- Rabbit-hole investigations — Unresolved gaps trigger follow-on research sections.
- Research dossiers — Aggregates related investigations into a multi-document dossier.
- Pipelines & change alerts — Schedule runs and receive notifications only when answers change.
- REST API & MCP access — Programmatic runs, progress events and idempotent requests via OpenAPI spec.
Use cases
- Validate market sizing or pricing assumptions with cited evidence.
- Provide AI agents (Codex, Claude, Cursor) with grounded answers for decision-making.
- Monitor competitor changes and get alerts only when key claims shift.
- Generate research dossiers for technical architecture comparisons.
Farside Research pricing
- Solo$9/month1 seat · 3 API keys · 350 credits
- Starter$29/month3 seats · 3 API keys · 800 credits
- Pro$99/month10 seats · 10 API keys · 2,500 credits
- Team$349/month25 seats · 50 API keys · 10,000 credits
- EnterpriseFrom $1,500Custom volume · Unlimited seats · 50,000 credits
Farside Research vs alternatives
 Farside Research |  Postman |  Twilio |  Smithery |  OpenAI API | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Cited, iterative research for AI agents | API design and testing | Messaging and voice services | MCP server discovery | LLM generation |
| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription | Subscription | Free | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | Nov 2026 | — | — | — | — |
- Farside Research vs Postman: Postman is an API design/testing platform, not a research engine with cited synthesis.
- Farside Research vs Twilio: Twilio provides communication APIs (SMS, voice) whereas Farside delivers research reports.
- Farside Research vs Smithery: Smithery is a registry for MCP servers; Farside hosts its own MCP research endpoints.
- Farside Research vs OpenAI API: OpenAI API offers generative models, while Farside focuses on evidence-based research with source citations.
Farside Research FAQ
How does the free trial work?+
You get 250 trial credits for 7 days, enough for up to 10 standard runs, 2 deep runs or 20 lite answers; a card is required.
What is a credit?+
A stable work unit; each action (lite, standard, deep, rabbit hole, dossier) has a published credit cost shown before it runs.
Are API and MCP usage extra?+
No. Every plan includes both the web app, REST API and MCP access.
What happens if a run fails?+
Unused reserved credits are automatically returned to your balance.
Can I schedule recurring research?+
Yes, pipelines let you run research on a schedule and only notify you when the answer changes.
Edited by the makers, based on farsideresearch.com · Nov 11, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
