You.com Web Access & AI MCP Server

Add real-time web search, research, and content extraction to any agent. Hosted MCP server, free tier with no API key, plus first-party plugins for the Vercel AI SDK and LangChain.

People connecting cloud infrastructure tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-20 · ★ 25 · #23 OF 141 MAINTAINED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install You.com Web Access & AI

before you install - you'll need

Set YDC_PROFILE, YDC_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add youdotcom-oss-dx-toolkit --transport http https://api.you.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youdotcom-oss-dx-toolkit": {
      "url": "https://api.you.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

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Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://api.you.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to api.you.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @youdotcom-oss/mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@youdotcom-oss)

registry namespace io.github.youdotcom-oss is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What You.com Web Access & AI can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

[email protected] · 2026-07-23

04 · Who maintains You.com Web Access & AI

You.com Web Access & AI is maintained by youdotcom-oss. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Sep 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/youdotcom-oss/dx-toolkit
category: cloud infrastructure - ranked #23 of 141 actively-maintained cloud infrastructure servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 8 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-23)
registry: io.github.youdotcom-oss/mcp (active, first published 2025-12-10 · 20 versions)
packages: npm:@youdotcom-oss/mcp

06 · You.com Web Access & AI FAQ

What is You.com Web Access & AI?

Add real-time web search, research, and content extraction to any agent. Hosted MCP server, free tier with no API key, plus first-party plugins for the Vercel AI SDK and LangChain.

Is You.com Web Access & AI still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-20 and it shipped 8 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install You.com Web Access & AI?

Run `npx -y @youdotcom-oss/mcp`. The README documents 2 environment variables (YDC_PROFILE, YDC_API_KEY) to set first. Set YDC_PROFILE, YDC_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does You.com Web Access & AI require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

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