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Parallel Search MCP

Parallel Search MCP is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. The best web search for your AI Agent. It has 27 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs as a remote server at https://search-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp.

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Install Parallel Search MCP

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Claude Desktop

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://search-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp

Remote servers are added as a custom connector, not in claude_desktop_config.json.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http parallel-search-mcp "https://search-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp"

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallel-search-mcp": {
      "url": "https://search-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "parallel-search-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://search-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Parallel Search MCP

Find current documentation, check facts, and read web pages without leaving your agent. No account or API key needed to get started.

  • ai-agents
  • coding-agents
  • content-extraction
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • model-context-protocol
  • web-search
  • websearch

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FAQ

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How do I install the Parallel Search MCP MCP server?

It is a remote MCP server at https://search-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp. Add it with claude mcp add --transport http in Claude Code, as a url entry in .cursor/mcp.json or .vscode/mcp.json, or as a custom connector in the Claude apps.

Is Parallel Search MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Parallel Search MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. The latest release is v0.1.1, published Sep 21, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.