# Parallel Search MCP
The **Parallel Search MCP** allows using Parallel Search API from within any MCP-compatible LLM client. It is meant for daily use for everyday smaller web-search tasks. Please read [our MCP docs here](https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/getting-started) for more details.
## Installation
The official installation instructions can be found [here](https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/installation).
```json Search MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"Parallel Search MCP": {
"url": "https://search-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
```
## Running locally
<details><summary>Running locally</summary>
This is a Search MCP proxy server (https://search-mcp.parallel.ai) that proxies `/mcp` to https://mcp.parallel.ai/v1beta/search_mcp and adds minimally needed additions to make it work with oauth.
MCP address: https://search-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp
[](https://installthismcp.com/Parallel%20Search%20MCP?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch-mcp.parallel.ai%2Fmcp)
</details>
MCP directory API
We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.
curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/parallel-web/search-mcp'
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