You.com Web Access & AI

Web search, AI agent, and content extraction via You.com APIs

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you-com-web-access-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "you-com-web-access-ai"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

You.com for AI agents

Add real-time web search, research, and content extraction to any agent. Hosted MCP server, free tier with no API key, plus first-party plugins for the Vercel AI SDK and LangChain.

jsonc

// Add this to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)
// Free tier — no API key, no signup.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

If your client supports remote MCP, point it at https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free directly — no local process needed.

Why You.com

Real web index — backed by You.com's production search infrastructure, not a scraper.
Free tier, no signup — ?profile=free exposes you-search to any MCP client with zero auth.
Listed in the official MCP registry as io.github.youdotcom-oss/mcp.
Works with every major agent stack — Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Vercel AI SDK, LangChain.
One hosted endpoint — all packages here are thin clients over https://api.you.com/mcp.

Quick start

Every snippet below works against the free tier. To unlock you-research and you-contents, drop the YDC_PROFILE line and set YDC_API_KEY to a key from you.com/platform/api-keys. you-finance is opt-in — pass ?tools=you-finance on the URL or set YDC_ALLOWED_TOOLS=you-finance.

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

JSON Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

Authenticated (all default tools):

JSON Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_API_KEY": "<your-key>" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

bash

# Free tier
claude mcp add you -e YDC_PROFILE=free -- npx @youdotcom-oss/mcp

# Authenticated
claude mcp add you -e YDC_API_KEY=<your-key> -- npx @youdotcom-oss/mcp

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):

JSON Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

JSON Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to your user or workspace mcp.json:

JSON Config

{
  "servers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

Any MCP client (remote)

If your client speaks streamable HTTP, skip the local bridge:

Code

https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free

Authenticated:

Code

https://api.you.com/mcp
Authorization: Bearer <your-key>

Packages

Package	What it does
`@youdotcom-oss/mcp`	STDIO bridge to the hosted MCP server. Use this when your client needs a local command.
`@youdotcom-oss/ai-sdk-plugin`	Vercel AI SDK tools backed by the hosted MCP server.
`@youdotcom-oss/langchain`	LangChain.js tools backed by the hosted MCP server.
`@youdotcom-oss/cli`	`ydc` CLI for listing tools, fetching schemas, and invoking remote tools from a shell.

The free profile (?profile=free) exposes you-search only. The authenticated default exposes you-search, you-research, and you-contents. you-finance is available on request via ?tools=you-finance.

Use cases

Web search inside Claude

Once @youdotcom-oss/mcp is wired into Claude Desktop (see above), ask Claude:

Search the web for the latest releases of Bun and summarize the changes since 1.2.

Claude calls you-search directly. No code required.

Vercel AI SDK agent grounded in real-time web

server.ts

import { createAnthropic } from '@ai-sdk/anthropic';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';
import { createYouClient } from '@youdotcom-oss/ai-sdk-plugin';

const client = await createYouClient({ apiKey: process.env.YDC_API_KEY });
const tools = await client.tools();

const result = await generateText({
  model: createAnthropic()('claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929'),
  tools,
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5),
  prompt: 'What shipped in the latest Bun release?',
});

console.log(result.text);
await client.close();

LangChain agent with cited sources

server.ts

import { createAgent, initChatModel } from 'langchain';
import { createYouClient } from '@youdotcom-oss/langchain';

const client = await createYouClient({ apiKey: process.env.YDC_API_KEY });
const tools = await client.getTools();

const agent = createAgent({
  model: await initChatModel('claude-haiku-4-5'),
  tools,
  systemPrompt: 'You are a research assistant. Always cite your sources.',
});

const result = await agent.invoke({
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Latest developments in quantum computing?' }],
});

console.log(result);

Contributing

This is a Bun workspace monorepo. Development setup, workspace commands, and code conventions live in AGENTS.md; contribution flow and PR conventions live in CONTRIBUTING.md. Issues and PRs welcome.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Frequently Asked Questions about You.com Web Access & AI

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "you-com-web-access-ai": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "You.com Web Access & AI"] } }

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You.com Web Access & AI

Web search, AI agent, and content extraction via You.com APIs

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you-com-web-access-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "you-com-web-access-ai"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

You.com for AI agents

Add real-time web search, research, and content extraction to any agent. Hosted MCP server, free tier with no API key, plus first-party plugins for the Vercel AI SDK and LangChain.

jsonc

// Add this to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)
// Free tier — no API key, no signup.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

If your client supports remote MCP, point it at https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free directly — no local process needed.

Why You.com

Real web index — backed by You.com's production search infrastructure, not a scraper.
Free tier, no signup — ?profile=free exposes you-search to any MCP client with zero auth.
Listed in the official MCP registry as io.github.youdotcom-oss/mcp.
Works with every major agent stack — Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Vercel AI SDK, LangChain.
One hosted endpoint — all packages here are thin clients over https://api.you.com/mcp.

Quick start

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

JSON Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

Authenticated (all default tools):

JSON Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_API_KEY": "<your-key>" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

bash

# Free tier
claude mcp add you -e YDC_PROFILE=free -- npx @youdotcom-oss/mcp

# Authenticated
claude mcp add you -e YDC_API_KEY=<your-key> -- npx @youdotcom-oss/mcp

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):

JSON Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

JSON Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to your user or workspace mcp.json:

JSON Config

{
  "servers": {
    "you": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@youdotcom-oss/mcp"],
      "env": { "YDC_PROFILE": "free" }
    }
  }
}

Any MCP client (remote)

If your client speaks streamable HTTP, skip the local bridge:

Code

https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free

Authenticated:

Code

https://api.you.com/mcp
Authorization: Bearer <your-key>

Packages

Package	What it does
`@youdotcom-oss/mcp`	STDIO bridge to the hosted MCP server. Use this when your client needs a local command.
`@youdotcom-oss/ai-sdk-plugin`	Vercel AI SDK tools backed by the hosted MCP server.
`@youdotcom-oss/langchain`	LangChain.js tools backed by the hosted MCP server.
`@youdotcom-oss/cli`	`ydc` CLI for listing tools, fetching schemas, and invoking remote tools from a shell.

Use cases

Web search inside Claude

Once @youdotcom-oss/mcp is wired into Claude Desktop (see above), ask Claude:

Search the web for the latest releases of Bun and summarize the changes since 1.2.

Claude calls you-search directly. No code required.

Vercel AI SDK agent grounded in real-time web

server.ts

import { createAnthropic } from '@ai-sdk/anthropic';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';
import { createYouClient } from '@youdotcom-oss/ai-sdk-plugin';

const client = await createYouClient({ apiKey: process.env.YDC_API_KEY });
const tools = await client.tools();

const result = await generateText({
  model: createAnthropic()('claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929'),
  tools,
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5),
  prompt: 'What shipped in the latest Bun release?',
});

console.log(result.text);
await client.close();

LangChain agent with cited sources

server.ts

import { createAgent, initChatModel } from 'langchain';
import { createYouClient } from '@youdotcom-oss/langchain';

const client = await createYouClient({ apiKey: process.env.YDC_API_KEY });
const tools = await client.getTools();

const agent = createAgent({
  model: await initChatModel('claude-haiku-4-5'),
  tools,
  systemPrompt: 'You are a research assistant. Always cite your sources.',
});

const result = await agent.invoke({
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Latest developments in quantum computing?' }],
});

console.log(result);

Contributing

This is a Bun workspace monorepo. Development setup, workspace commands, and code conventions live in AGENTS.md; contribution flow and PR conventions live in CONTRIBUTING.md. Issues and PRs welcome.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions about You.com Web Access & AI

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "you-com-web-access-ai": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "You.com Web Access & AI"] } }

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CategoryDeveloper Tools

25Quality signal: Emerging · 25/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

Not scored for repo-hosted servers — we can't reach the running server, only its GitHub page. Hosted MCP endpoints are health-checked live.

Verified ownership8/20

Documentation & tools10/30

Adoption & activity1/15

Community engagement0/10

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You.com Web Access & AI

Quick Install

Client Config & Setup

Documentation Overview

You.com for AI agents

Why You.com

Quick start

Claude Desktop

Claude Code

Cursor

Windsurf

VS Code

Any MCP client (remote)

Packages

Use cases

Web search inside Claude

Vercel AI SDK agent grounded in real-time web

LangChain agent with cited sources

Links

Contributing

License

Related MCP Servers

Reviews

Frequently Asked Questions about You.com Web Access & AI

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You.com Web Access & AI

Quick Install

Client Config & Setup

Documentation Overview

You.com for AI agents

Why You.com

Quick start

Claude Desktop

Claude Code

Cursor

Windsurf

VS Code

Any MCP client (remote)

Packages

Use cases

Web search inside Claude

Vercel AI SDK agent grounded in real-time web

LangChain agent with cited sources

Links

Contributing

License

Related MCP Servers

Reviews

Frequently Asked Questions about You.com Web Access & AI

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Technical Specs & Signals

Feature Your MCP Server

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