You.com Web Access & AI
Quality Score
90
/100
Web search, AI agent, and content extraction via You.com APIs
§01 Install
Remote endpoint
Streamable HTTP / SSE endpoint. Add to any MCP client that supports remote servers.
https://api.you.com/mcpClaude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@youdotcom-oss/mcp"
],
"env": {
"YDC_API_KEY": "<your-ydc_api_key>",
"MCP_SERVER_URL": "<mcp_server_url>"
}
}
}
}Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@youdotcom-oss/mcp"
],
"env": {
"YDC_API_KEY": "<your-ydc_api_key>",
"MCP_SERVER_URL": "<mcp_server_url>"
}
}
}
}Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y @youdotcom-oss/mcp§02 Environment variables
YDC_API_KEYsecret
You.com API key (optional — omit for free tier)
MCP_SERVER_URLRemote MCP server URL (defaults to https://api.you.com/mcp)
§03 MCP Quality Score · methodology
freshness
25
completeness
15
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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