Linkup MCP Server

Think of MCP like a USB-C port for AI applications. Just as USB-C provides a standardized way to connect your devices to various peripherals and accessories, MCP provides a standardized way to connect AI models to different data sources and tools.

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Features

• 🔍 linkup-search: Real-time web search with natural language queries
  • Fast, standard and deep search modes
  • Access to current information from trusted sources
• 🌐 linkup-fetch: Fetch and extract content from any webpage
  • Optional JavaScript rendering for dynamic content
  • Perfect for article extraction and content analysis

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Remote MCP

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Prerequisites

• A Linkup API key
• Any MCP client that supports remote MCP over HTTP

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Authentication

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

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Manual Configuration

• Cursor
• VS Code
• Codex

Add to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkup": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.linkup.so/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

Add to your VS Code MCP config:

{
  "servers": {
    "linkup": {
      "url": "https://mcp.linkup.so/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY",
      "type": "http"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.linkup]
url = "https://mcp.linkup.so/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "LINKUP_API_KEY"
enabled = true

If you need to use the query parameter instead:

[mcp_servers.linkup]
url = "https://mcp.linkup.so/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY"
enabled = true

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MCPB Bundle

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What is MCPB?

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Download

curl -L -o linkup-mcp-server.mcpb https://github.com/LinkupPlatform/linkup-mcp-server/releases/latest/download/linkup-mcp-server.mcpb

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Installation

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Local MCP

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Prerequisites

• A Linkup API key
• Node.js (v24.0.0 or higher)

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Configuration Examples

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkup": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "linkup-mcp-server", "apiKey=YOUR_LINKUP_API_KEY"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkup": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "linkup-mcp-server", "apiKey=YOUR_LINKUP_API_KEY"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "linkup": {
      "command": "npx",
      "type": "stdio",
      "args": ["-y", "linkup-mcp-server", "apiKey=YOUR_LINKUP_API_KEY"]
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.linkup]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "linkup-mcp-server", "apiKey=YOUR_LINKUP_API_KEY"]
enabled = true

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Available Tools

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linkup-search

• query (required): Natural language search query. Full questions work best.
• depth (optional): Search depth - “fast”, “standard” (default) or “deep”
  • fast (beta): Fastest option with no LLM processing — keyword-like search passed directly to the index
  • standard: For queries with direct answers leveraging agentic search (weather, stock prices, simple facts)
  • deep: For complex research requiring analysis across multiple sources

• “Search for the latest news about AI developments”
• “What’s the current weather in Tokyo?”
• “Find information about the new EU AI Act”

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linkup-fetch

• url (required): The URL to fetch content from
• renderJs (optional): Whether to render JavaScript content (default: false)
  • Enable for dynamic pages that load content via JavaScript
  • Note: Makes the request slower

• “Fetch the content from https://example.com/article”
• “Get this blog post and summarize it: https://blog.example.com/post”
• “What are the events happening in Paris this week? Fetch the content from https://example.com/events”

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Troubleshooting

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Authentication Format

{
  "args": ["-y", "linkup-mcp-server", "apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY"]
}

{
  "env": {
    "LINKUP_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
}