MCP server
by kagisearch
Supercharge AI tools with Kagi MCP: fast google web search API, powerful ai summarizer, and seamless ai summary tool int
Connects your AI tools to Kagi's search API and summarizer to find real-time web information and generate summaries from web content, articles, or videos.
Kagi Search is an official MCP server published by kagisearch that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Supercharge AI tools with Kagi MCP: fast google web search API, powerful ai summarizer, and seamless ai summary tool int It is categorized under search web.
You can install Kagi Search in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
MIT
Kagi Search is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Fetch and extract information from websites automatically
Example
Research competitor pricing, scrape product reviews, monitor news mentions
Automate 5-10 hours/week of manual web research
Track website changes, new content, price updates
Example
Monitor competitor blog for new posts, track stock availability, watch for pricing changes
Stay informed without manual checking, never miss important updates
Extract structured data from multiple websites
Example
Compile product listings from 10 e-commerce sites, aggregate job postings, collect real estate data
Build datasets 100x faster than manual copying
Share your MCP server with the developer community
We evaluated Kagi Search against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
Strong directory entry: Kagi Search surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
Kagi Search has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
Kagi Search reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
We evaluated Kagi Search against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
I recommend Kagi Search for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
Kagi Search has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
Useful MCP listing: Kagi Search is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
Kagi Search is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
Strong directory entry: Kagi Search surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
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Before anything, unless you are just using non-search tools, ensure you have access to the search API. It is currently in closed beta and available upon request. Please reach out to support@kagi.com for an invite.
Install uv first.
MacOS/Linux:
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
Windows:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
Alternatively, you can install Kagi for Claude Desktop via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install kagimcp --client claude
// claude_desktop_config.json
// Can find location through:
// Hamburger Menu -> File -> Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"kagi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["kagimcp"],
"env": {
"KAGI_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
"KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE": "YOUR_ENGINE_CHOICE_HERE" // Defaults to "cecil" engine if env var not present
}
}
}
}
Add the Kagi mcp server with the following command (setting summarizer engine optional):
claude mcp add kagi -e KAGI_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE="YOUR_ENGINE_CHOICE_HERE" -- uvx kagimcp
Now claude code can use the Kagi mcp server. However, claude code comes with its own web search functionality by default, which may conflict with Kagi. You can disable claude's web search functionality with the following in your claude code settings file (~/.claude/settings.json):
{
"permissions": {
"deny": [
"WebSearch"
]
}
}
e.g. "Who was time's 2024 person of the year?" for search, or "summarize this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw" for summarizer.
Run:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx kagimcp
git clone https://github.com/kagisearch/kagimcp.git
Install uv first.
MacOS/Linux:
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
Windows:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
Then install MCP server dependencies:
cd kagimcp
# Create virtual environment and activate it
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate # MacOS/Linux
# OR
.venv/Scripts/activate # Windows
# Install dependencies
uv sync
# `pip install mcp[cli]` if you haven't
mcp install /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/kagimcp/src/kagimcp/server.py -v "KAGI_API_KEY=API_KEY_HERE"
# claude_desktop_config.json
# Can find location through:
# Hamburger Menu -> File -> Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"kagi": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/kagimcp",
"run",
"kagimcp"
],
"env": {
"KAGI_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
"KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE": "YOUR_ENGINE_CHOICE_HERE" // Defaults to "cecil" engine if env var not present
}
}
}
}
e.g. "Who was time's 2024 person of the year?" for search, or "summarize this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw" for summarizer.
Run:
# If mcp cli installed (`pip install mcp[cli]`)
mcp dev /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/kagimcp/src/kagimcp/server.py
# If not
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector \
uv \
--directory /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/kagimcp \
run \
kagimcp
Then access MCP Inspector at http://localhost:5173. You may need to add your Kagi API key in the environment variables in the inspector under KAGI_API_KEY.
FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL environment variable (e.g. FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL="ERROR")
KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE environment variable (e.g. KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE="daphne")
Interact with services that don't offer APIs
Example
Check form submissions, validate website functionality, test user flows
Automate interactions with any website, even without API
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
20-40 minutes including configuration and testing
Steps
Troubleshooting
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
Architecture
MCP server handles HTTP requests, HTML parsing, JavaScript rendering (if headless browser), and returns structured data to Claude.
Protocols
Compatibility
✓ Use when
Use for research automation, content monitoring, data aggregation from multiple sources, and when official APIs don't exist. Best for read-only information gathering.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for sites with APIs (use API instead), sites that explicitly forbid scraping, when data is copyrighted, or for login-required content without proper authorization.