# Cemented AI > Research with your own agent and create reports with source quotations and calculations you can inspect. Cemented AI provides research tools through its API and remote MCP server. The skills use a configured CEMENTED_API_TOKEN for direct requests, otherwise your agent's MCP/OAuth connection. Research, search, and audit share a workflow for gathering evidence, validating reports, and opening them in Cemented. ## Bring your own agent - [Bring your own agent](https://www.cemented.ai/connect): Choose your app and follow its recommended setup. - [Plugin setup](https://www.cemented.ai/connect/plugins): Plugin installation, connector sign-in, and updates. - [Skill setup](https://www.cemented.ai/connect/skills): Portable workflows and API-token or MCP access. - [MCP setup](https://www.cemented.ai/connect/mcp): ChatGPT and other clients, OAuth, and available capabilities. - [Claude plugin](https://www.cemented.ai/connect/plugins/download): Complete plugin ZIP with research, search, and audit skills and the hosted MCP connection. On a paid Claude plan, upload in Customize → Plugins, then open Cemented → Connectors → Connect and complete OAuth sign-in. Uploading alone does not connect your account. - [Installation instructions](https://www.cemented.ai/connect/skills/install.md): Start here for API-token or MCP/OAuth setup, skill installation, and the research workflow. - [Skill bundle](https://www.cemented.ai/connect/skills/download): Portable research, search, and audit skills with a dependency-free Python helper for API requests. - [Skill manifest](https://www.cemented.ai/connect/skills/manifest.json): Current version, complete bundle download path, SHA-256 checksum, and MCP connection metadata. ## Research tools - [API specification](https://www.cemented.ai/v1/openapi.json): Direct API requests for searching, fetching source pages, validating, and uploading reports. Authenticate with your own Cemented API token. - [MCP endpoint](https://www.cemented.ai/mcp): Streamable HTTP with OAuth. Search and fetch sources, get the report schema, validate and upload reports, and read or open accessible reports. Follow the installation instructions for setup.