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# Linkup MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search and page fetching capabilities through [Linkup's](https://www.linkup.so/) advanced API. This server enables AI assistants like Claude to perform intelligent web searches with natural language queries and fetch content from any webpage, accessing real-time information from trusted sources across the web.

## Features

- 🔍 **Real-time Web Search**: Search the web for current information, news, and data
- 🌐 **Page Fetching**: Fetch and extract content from any webpage
- 🎯 **Natural Language Queries**: Use full questions for best results
- 📊 **Flexible Search Depth**:
  - `standard` - For queries with direct answers
  - `deep` - For complex research requiring analysis across multiple sources
- 🖥️ **JavaScript Rendering**: Optional JS rendering for dynamic content
- ⚡ **Fast**: Powered by Linkup's optimized infrastructure

## Installation

- Cursor, VSCode, Claude Code, or another MCP compatible client
- Linkup API key

### Getting Your API Key

1. Create a Linkup account for free at [app.linkup.so](https://app.linkup.so/)
2. Copy the API key from your dashboard

### Remote MCP Server (recommended)

You can access the MCP server directly through [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@LinkupPlatform/linkup-mcp-server). From there, you'll be able to install the server into your favorite MCP compatible client. The remote MCP server is using the Streamable HTTP transport.

You can also use the Smithery CLI to install the server into your favorite MCP compatible client.
```bash
npx @smithery/cli login # If you haven't already
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install linkup-mcp-server --client <CLIENT_NAME> --config '{"apiKey":<LINKUP_API_KEY>}'
```

**Finally, if your client supports OAuth protocol, you can reference directly the remote MCP server URL. See examples below:**

#### Cursor
[![Install MCP Server](https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.svg)](https://cursor.com/en-US/install-mcp?name=linkup&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWNwLmxpbmt1cC5zby9tY3A%2FYXBpS2V5PVlPVVJfQVBJX0tFWSJ9)


In your `~/.cursor/mcp.json` file, add the following:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    // ... other MCP servers
    "linkup": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.linkup.so/mcp?apiKey=LINKUP_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}
```

#### VSCode
Add this to your VS Code MCP config file. See [VS Code MCP docs](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers) for more info.

```json
{
  "servers": {
    // ... other MCP servers
    "linkup": {
      "url": "https://mcp.linkup.so/mcp?apiKey=LINKUP_API_KEY",
      "type": "http"
    }
  }
}
```

### MCP Bundle (recommanded for Claude Desktop)

Download the pre-built MCP bundle, a self-contained package that works across compatible MCP clients (like Claude Desktop for example). MCP Bundles are developed by Anthropics see [here](https://github.com/anthropics/mcpb?tab=readme-ov-file#mcp-bundles-mcpb) for more info.

**Quick Download:**
```bash
curl -L -o linkup-mcp-server.mcpb https://github.com/LinkupPlatform/linkup-mcp-server/releases/latest/download/linkup-mcp-server.mcpb
```

**Installation:**
1. Download `linkup-mcp-server.mcpb` from releases (or use the curl command above)
2. Click on the file to install
3. Configure your API key when prompted

### Local MCP Server

You can also run the MCP server locally through the stdio transport.

#### Cursor

[![Install MCP Server](https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.svg)](https://cursor.com/en-US/install-mcp?name=linkup&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsImxpbmt1cC1tY3Atc2VydmVyIiwiYXBpS2V5PVlPVVJfTElOS1VQX0FQSV9LRVkiXX0%3D)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    // ... other MCP servers
    "linkup": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "linkup-mcp-server",
        "apiKey=LINKUP_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

#### VSCode

```json
{
  "servers": {
    // ... other MCP servers
    "linkup": {
      "command": "npx",
      "type": "stdio",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "linkup-mcp-server",
        "apiKey=LINKUP_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Usage

Once configured, you can ask your AI agent to search the web or fetch webpage content:

**Search Examples:**
- "Search the web for the latest news about AI developments"
- "What's the current weather in Tokyo?"
- "Find information about the new EU AI Act and how it affects startups"
- "Search for the latest stock price of NVIDIA"

**Fetch Examples:**
- "Fetch the content from https://example.com/article"
- "Get the content of this blog post: https://blog.example.com/post and make a summary of it"
- "Fetch https://example.com with JavaScript rendering enabled"

### Search Depths

- **Standard Search**: Best for queries with direct answers (weather, stock prices, simple facts)
- **Deep Search