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Lune
Lune answers research questions with AI and human input, grounding responses in scholarly literature for researchers, scientists, and developers building research-aware AI agents.
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›What is Lune?
Lune is an AI research assistant and Model Context Protocol server for working with scientific and scholarly knowledge. It handles paper searches, citation lookups, conference queries, and research guidance, combining AI answers with human responses. Developers can connect it to AI agent workflows through MCP.
›What are the pros and cons of Lune?
Strengths
Combines AI answers with responses from humans
Supports paper, citation, and conference research queries
Uses scholarly literature to ground AI agent responses
MCP server architecture supports agent and developer workflows
Trade-offs
No human moderation is provided for answers
Free and paid plans impose daily request allowances
A burst-rate guard limits teams to about 30 requests per second
Requests pause after the included allowance and available credits are exhausted
›What are Lune’s key features?
Answers research questions using AI and human responses
Searches scholarly papers and provides citation lookups
Handles conference lookups and research guidance queries
Grounds AI agents in scientific literature
Provides an MCP server for integration with AI agent frameworks
Supports scientifically grounded actions and reasoning
›What are the best use cases for Lune?
Finding relevant scientific papers for a research question
Checking citations and conference information
Giving AI agents access to scholarly knowledge
Supporting scientific reasoning and research guidance
›What is the pricing for Lune?
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Includes 10 requests per day. |
| Pro | $4.99 / month | Includes 300 requests per day, then switches to credits. |
| Max | $9.99 / month | Includes 600 requests per day, then switches to credits. |
$0.99 buys 300 credits. Credits do not expire and are shared across a team. Daily allowances reset at midnight UTC.
Checked 2026-08-21 · source
›Who is Lune best for?
researchersUseful for paper searches, citation lookups, conference research, and research guidance.
developersMCP support makes Lune suitable for connecting scientific knowledge to AI agent workflows.
scientistsScientific literature grounding can support evidence-based questions and reasoning.
Not for
- Teams looking for carbon accounting, emissions tracking, or climate-project integrations should skip this product.
- Users needing human moderation for every answer should look elsewhere.
