Parallel Search

listing.by

Search the live web and extract page content, with excerpts formatted for AI agents to answer from directly.

state.ok.long (state.ok.title)Streamable HTTP

listing.explain.none

https://search.parallel.ai/mcp

listing.note.none listing.note.none_direct

act.add_to a11y.new_tabact.add_to a11y.new_tabact.add_to a11y.new_tab

listing.share.h

listing.share.p

mcp.tc/i/parallel-search

Connects an assistant to Parallel's web search and page extraction. web_search returns excerpts meant to answer questions directly, and accepts several search queries in one call. web_fetch pulls relevant content from specific URLs when the excerpts are not enough.

Runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://search.parallel.ai/mcp and works without authentication. An OAuth variant is available at https://search.parallel.ai/mcp-oauth. Use is subject to the Parallel Customer Terms and Privacy Policy.

  • Search the web for current information
  • Run multiple search queries in one call
  • Get excerpts that can answer questions directly
  • Fetch and extract content from specific URLs
  • Focus extraction on a stated objective
  • Retrieve full page content when needed
  • web_searchlisting.hint.ro

    Web search

  • web_fetchlisting.hint.ro

    Web fetch

listing.prov.live_on listing.prov.hints

  • Search for what changed in the EU AI Act this month.

  • Find the latest funding rounds for AI infrastructure startups.

  • Fetch this docs page and quote the section on rate limits.

  • Compare the pricing pages of these three vendors.

listing.setup.remote

Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport http parallel-search https://search.parallel.ai/mcp
  1. Start Claude Code and type /mcp. parallel-search should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project, not just this one.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
  2. Name it Parallel Search and paste this URL:
https://search.parallel.ai/mcp
  1. Click Add. Its tools appear in the chat's tools menu.

Claude Desktop's JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

claude.ai

  1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

Add to claude.ai a11y.new_tab

  1. Check that the URL reads https://search.parallel.ai/mcp and click Add.
  2. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.

ChatGPT

  1. On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click + to create an app for a remote MCP server.
  3. Paste https://search.parallel.ai/mcp as the server URL and choose No authentication.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

Cursor

Add to Cursor a11y.new_tab

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

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

VS Code

Install in VS Code a11y.new_tab

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"parallel-search","type":"http","url":"https://search.parallel.ai/mcp"}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

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

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallel-search": {
      "serverUrl": "https://search.parallel.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads serverUrl (or url) for remote servers.

Codex

codex mcp add parallel-search --url https://search.parallel.ai/mcp

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.parallel-search]
url = "https://search.parallel.ai/mcp"

Gemini CLI

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

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: serverUrl in Devin Desktop, httpUrl in Gemini CLI's settings file.

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

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings. Cline needs "type": "streamableHttp", or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with npx -y mcp-remote https://search.parallel.ai/mcp.

Can I paste mcp.tc/i/parallel-search into my MCP client?

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://search.parallel.ai/mcp, so your client talks to Parallel Search directly. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.

Does Parallel Search need an API key or a sign-in?

No. Parallel Search doesn't ask for an account or key.

Is Parallel Search a remote or a local server?

Remote. Parallel Web Systems hosts it at https://search.parallel.ai/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There's nothing to install.

What can Parallel Search do?

It has 2 tools: web_search and web_fetch. You can search the web for current information, run multiple search queries in one call and get excerpts that can answer questions directly.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read Parallel Search's own metadata (its MCP handshake, tool list and public pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

listing.em.lead listing.em.how

listing.more_in

  • Parallel Task

    Parallel Web Systems

    state.auth.label (state.auth.title)

    Run deep web research and batch data enrichment jobs with Parallel and fetch the sourced results as Markdown.

    mcp.tc/i/parallel-task

  • Jina AI

    Search & Web Data

    state.opt.label (state.opt.title)

    Read URLs as markdown, search the web, arXiv and SSRN, and rerank or deduplicate text with Jina APIs.

    mcp.tc/i/jina

  • SerpApi

    Search & Web Data

    state.key.label (state.key.title)

    Get live Google, Bing and 40+ other search engine results as structured JSON or Markdown.

    mcp.tc/i/serpapi

  • Firecrawl

    Search & Web Data

    state.opt.label (state.opt.title)

    Search the web and scrape pages or files into clean markdown or structured JSON for LLM use.

    mcp.tc/i/firecrawl

  • Tavily

    Search & Web Data

    state.auth.label (state.auth.title)

    Search the live web, extract page content, map sites and crawl them from your assistant using the Tavily API.

    mcp.tc/i/tavily

  • Exa

    Search & Web Data

    state.opt.label (state.opt.title)

    Search the web and fetch pages as clean markdown through Exa's search API, with optional agent runs and advanced search.

    mcp.tc/i/exa

listing.disclaimer_checked