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Gives AI agents web search, URL extraction, and deep research APIs that return cited, structured results, with Python and TypeScript SDKs, a CLI, and hosted MCP servers.

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Keep it with up to 9 other tools you're setting up, then share them all as one link.

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Ask your assistant, with Parallel connected:

Search API
Use Parallel to run natural-language web searches: ‹what you need›
Extract API
Use Parallel to convert public URLs into clean markdown: ‹what you need›
Task Deep Research
Use Parallel to run deep research and enrichment tasks: ‹what you need›

Connect it over MCP

Cursor and other MCP clients

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

Add to Cursor Add to Claude

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http parallel-web https://mcp.parallel.ai/mcp

In Grok, ChatGPT and other assistants, add a custom connector with the address https://mcp.parallel.ai/mcp (how, step by step).

It may ask you to sign in to Parallel Web Systems or for a key when you add it; the setup guide says which.

Setup guide: docs.parallel.ai/search/search-quickstart

Install the CLI

pip

pipx install "parallel-web-tools[cli]" && pipx ensurepath

Setup guide: docs.parallel.ai/search/search-quickstart

Call the API

Base URL

https://api.parallel.ai

Auth An API key from Parallel Web Systems

Setup guide: docs.parallel.ai/search/search-quickstart

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Access: APICLIMCP
Auth: API Key
Skills: 4

Skills

Search API
Runs natural-language web searches and returns ranked results with LLM-optimized excerpts sized for agent context windows.
Extract API
Converts public URLs into clean markdown, with objective-focused excerpts or full page content for downstream use.
Task Deep Research
Runs deep research and enrichment tasks with custom output schemas, citations, SSE progress events, and webhooks.
Web Monitoring
Tracks web changes on a schedule with the Monitor API and sends webhook notifications when new events are detected.

Research & Knowledgeweb-searchdeep-researchweb-extractiondata-enrichmentremote-mcpweb-monitoringcitations

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Gives AI agents web search, URL extraction, and deep research APIs that return cited, structured results, with Python and TypeScript SDKs, a CLI, and hosted MCP servers.

try this first

Ask your assistant, with Parallel connected:

Use Parallel to run natural-language web searches: ‹what you need›search-api

Use Parallel to convert public URLs into clean markdown: ‹what you need›extract-api

Use Parallel to run deep research and enrichment tasks: ‹what you need›task-api

use it now

https://mcp.parallel.ai/mcpmcp.endpoint

{"mcpServers":{"parallel-web":{"url":"https://mcp.parallel.ai/mcp"}}}mcp.config

claude mcp add --transport http parallel-web https://mcp.parallel.ai/mcpmcp.claude-code

https://docs.parallel.ai/search/search-quickstartmcp.docs

pipx install "parallel-web-tools[cli]" && pipx ensurepathcli.install (pip)

https://docs.parallel.ai/search/search-quickstartcli.docs