Grok2API MCP Server

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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides real-time web search via Grok. Returns structured results with source URLs, confidence scores, key points, and multi-language support.

How It Works

Claude / Cursor / etc.  ──MCP──>  grok-mcp-server  ──HTTP──>  grok2api  ──>  Grok

This server bridges MCP clients to a grok2api-compatible backend, exposing Grok's real-time web search through an OpenAI-compatible API.

Related MCP server: MCP MixSearch

Features

• Real-time web & Twitter/X search via Grok

• Structured JSON output — summary, key points with citations, source list, confidence score

• Multiple output modes — brief, analyst, raw

• Multi-language support — respond in any language

• Time range filtering — 24h, 7d, 30d, all

• Source freshness control — prefer recent sources

• Domain allowlist preference — prioritize trusted domains (best-effort)

• Automatic retries with exponential backoff

• Runtime metrics via grok_stats tool

Prerequisites

You need a running grok2api instance (or any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint backed by a Grok model with web search).

Setting Up the grok2api Backend

It is strongly recommended to use a secondary/alt Grok account for this, not your primary account.

1. Deploy grok2api

Choose the method that fits your environment:

Requires Docker and Docker Compose installed on your server.

git clone https://github.com/chenyme/grok2api
cd grok2api
docker compose up -d

The admin panel will be available at http://your-server-ip:8000/admin (default password: grok2api).

Requires Python 3.11+ and uv.

# Install uv if you don't have it
brew install uv

# Clone and run
git clone https://github.com/chenyme/grok2api
cd grok2api
uv sync
uv run main.py

The admin panel will be at http://localhost:8000/admin (default password: grok2api).

Requires Python 3.11+ and uv.

# Install uv (PowerShell)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

# Clone and run
git clone https://github.com/chenyme/grok2api
cd grok2api
uv sync
uv run main.py

The admin panel will be at http://localhost:8000/admin (default password: grok2api).

Requires Python 3.11+ and uv.

# Install uv
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Clone and run
git clone https://github.com/chenyme/grok2api
cd grok2api
uv sync
uv run main.py

The admin panel will be at http://localhost:8000/admin (default password: grok2api).

For cloud deployments (Vercel, Render), see the grok2api README.

2. Get Your Grok Cookie

1. Log into grok.com with your Grok account

2. Open browser DevTools (F12 or Cmd+Opt+I)

3. Go to the Application tab

4. In the left sidebar, expand Storage → Cookies

5. Find the cookie named sso or sso-rw

6. Copy its value

3. Add Token to grok2api

1. Open the grok2api admin panel (http://your-server:8000/admin)

2. Click Add to add a new token

3. Paste the cookie value you just copied

4. Select your account type based on your Grok subscription:

   • Basic — 80 requests per 20 hours

   • Super — 140 requests per 2 hours

The GROK_API_KEY in your .env is the admin key configured in grok2api (the app.app_key value, default: grok2api).

Installation

Option A: Global install (recommended)

git clone https://github.com/wousp112/grok2api-mcp-server.git
cd grok-mcp-server
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API URL and key
npm install
npm link

Option B: Local install

git clone https://github.com/wousp112/grok2api-mcp-server.git
cd grok-mcp-server
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API URL and key
npm install

Configuration

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your values:

MCP Client Configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-search": {
      "command": "grok-mcp-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "PATH": "/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-search": {
      "command": "grok-mcp-server",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-search": {
      "command": "grok-mcp-server",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Note: If you skipped npm link, use the full path instead: "command": "/path/to/grok-mcp-server/index.js"

Tools

grok_web_search

Search the web or Twitter/X via Grok with structured output.

Response structure:

{
  "summary": "Concise factual summary",
  "key_points": [
    { "point": "Key finding", "source_urls": ["https://..."] }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Article Title",
      "url": "https://...",
      "publisher": "Publisher Name",
      "published_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "relevance_note": "Why this source matters"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": 0.85,
  "as_of": "2025-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "notes": "Additional context or caveats"
}

grok_stats

Returns runtime metrics: call counts, error distribution, uptime.

Acknowledgements

• grok2api by chenyme — the backend that makes Grok accessible via OpenAI-compatible API

License

MIT