Integrates with arXiv to enable searching and retrieving metadata of academic papers.
Integrates with dblp to enable searching and retrieving metadata of computer science publications.
Integrates with dev.to to enable searching and retrieving articles from the developer community.
Integrates with Discogs to enable searching and retrieving metadata of music releases.
Integrates with Fandom to enable searching and retrieving fan wiki articles.
Integrates with IMDb to enable searching and retrieving metadata of movies and TV shows.
Integrates with Lemmy to enable searching and retrieving posts from the federated social platform.
Integrates with Libraries.io to enable searching and retrieving metadata of open source packages.
Integrates with Lobsters to enable searching and retrieving stories from the tech community.
Integrates with Mastodon to enable searching and retrieving posts from the federated social network.
Integrates with MusicBrainz to enable searching and retrieving metadata of music recordings.
Integrates with npm to enable searching and retrieving metadata of JavaScript packages.
Integrates with PyPI to enable searching and retrieving metadata of Python packages.
Integrates with Reddit to enable searching and retrieving posts and discussions.
Integrates with Semantic Scholar to enable searching and retrieving metadata of academic papers.
Integrates with Wikidata to enable searching and retrieving structured knowledge.
Integrates with Wikipedia to enable searching and retrieving encyclopedia articles.
Integrates with YouTube to enable searching and retrieving metadata of videos.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@jail search for latest papers on transformer models"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Status: backend offline.
Search a billion+ documents — papers, books, code, legal cases, forums, Wikipedia, and more.
Connect to the hosted MCP server:
https://api.jail.li/mcpGet API key for higher limits — append ?jailApiKey= to the URL.
claude mcp add --transport http jail https://api.jail.li/mcpWith API key:
claude mcp add --transport http jail "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."codex mcp add jail --url https://api.jail.li/mcpWith API key: codex mcp add jail --url "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jail": {
"url": "https://api.jail.li/mcp"
}
}
}With API key: "url": "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"jail": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.jail.li/mcp"
}
}
}With API key: "url": "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."
Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"jail": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://api.jail.li/mcp"]
}
}
}With API key: "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."]
Add to your opencode.json:
{
"mcp": {
"jail": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://api.jail.li/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
}With API key: "url": "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."
Edit ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jail": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.jail.li/mcp"
}
}
}With API key: "url": "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."
Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jail": {
"serverUrl": "https://api.jail.li/mcp"
}
}
}With API key: "serverUrl": "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."
Add to ~/.hermes/config.yaml:
mcp_servers:
jail:
url: "https://api.jail.li/mcp"With API key: url: "https://api.jail.li/mcp?jailApiKey=sk_live_..."
Or install the skill: hermes skill install jail-search
{
"mcpServers": {
"jail": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "jail-mcp@latest"]
}
}
}Or with Python: "command": "uvx", "args": ["jail-mcp"]
For API key with stdio: "env": { "JAIL_API_KEY": "sk_live_..." }
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Tool | What it does |
| Search across all content types. Filter by type, paginate with cursor. |
| Get full metadata for a document by ID. |
Type | Sources |
academic | OpenAlex, arXiv, Semantic Scholar, DBLP |
books | Books, digital libraries, classical literature |
wiki | Wikipedia — en, zh, de, fr, es, ru, ja, ko + 10 more |
forums | Hacker News, StackExchange, Lobsters, LessWrong, 60+ more |
legal | Harvard Case Law, CourtListener, EUR-Lex, UK Legislation |
news | News articles and journalism |
packages | npm, PyPI, Crates.io, Libraries.io |
economics | World Bank, IMF, FRED, ECB, BLS, Tax Foundation |
knowledge | Wikidata, structured knowledge |
video | IMDb, YouTube |
music | Discogs, MusicBrainz |
health | Clinical trials, food safety |
geo | World place names, geographic data |
tech | Dev.to, product community forums |
social | Reddit, Mastodon, Lemmy, fediverse |
fandom | Fan wiki articles, community knowledge |
crypto | DeFi protocols, token data, on-chain analytics |
predictions | Prediction markets, forecasting |
audio | Podcasts and audio content |
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