I’m Armaan Gupta, participating in Google Summer of Code 2026 with CDLI. I’ve been accepted for the project MCP Server and Agent for CDLI. This project improves access to the CDLI database by enabling natural language queries instead of complex search forms and syntax. It allows researchers and students to explore the database more easily without needing detailed knowledge of its structure. The system consists of an MCP server that translates plain English queries into structured CDLI API calls, along with an AI-powered research workspace embedded on the CDLI website. Users can search, retrieve, and explore data through a simple chat interface, and generate structured research outputs. Key deliverables include a production-ready MCP server, an interactive research interface, a guided research paper generation workflow, and comprehensive documentation with testing support.
Project: GSoC’26, GitLab GSoC’26 Proposal: Link Contributions to CDLI: Link
Mentors: Nisheal John, Jayanth Kumar, Émilie Pagé-Perron