Linkup is a real-time web search and content extraction service that enables AI assistants to search the web and retrieve information from trusted sources. It provides source-backed answers with citations, making it ideal for fact-checking, news gathering, and research tasks. Key features of Linkup: - Real-time web search using natural language queries to find current information, news, and data - Page fetching to extract and read content from any webpage URL - Search depth modes: Standard for direct-answer queries and Deep for complex research across multiple sources - Source-backed results with citations and context from relevant, trustworthy websites - JavaScript rendering support for accessing dynamic content on JavaScript-heavy pages

Linkup MCP Server

[](https://smithery.ai/server/@LinkupPlatform/linkup-mcp-server)

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search and page fetching capabilities through Linkup's 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

Installation

Getting Your API Key

1. Create a Linkup account for free at app.linkup.so 2. Copy the API key from your dashboard

Remote MCP Server (recommended)

You can access the MCP server directly through Smithery. 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.

npx @smithery/cli login # If you haven't already
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install linkup-mcp-server --client  --config '{"apiKey":}'

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

#### Cursor [](https://cursor.com/en-US/install-mcp?name=linkup&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWNwLmxpbmt1cC5zby9tY3A%2FYXBpS2V5PVlPVVJfQVBJX0tFWSJ9)

In your ~/.cursor/mcp.json file, add the following:

{
  "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 for more info.

{
  "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 for more info.

Quick Download:

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

[](https://cursor.com/en-US/install-mcp?name=linkup&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsImxpbmt1cC1tY3Atc2VydmVyIiwiYXBpS2V5PVlPVVJfTElOS1VQX0FQSV9LRVkiXX0%3D)

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

#### VSCode

{
  "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:

Fetch Examples:

Search Depths