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io.github.youdotcom-oss/mcp·v3.3.0·Search
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/mcp
Claude 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_KEY
secret

You.com API key (optional — omit for free tier)

MCP_SERVER_URL

Remote 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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