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  "id": "parallel-search-mcp",
  "name": "Parallel Search MCP",
  "category": "mcp-servers",
  "summary": "Free hosted MCP server from Parallel with web_search and web_fetch tools for agents; no account or API key needed to start.",
  "description": "Streamable HTTP endpoint. Anonymous free-tier searches run in `fast` mode; pass a Parallel API key as a Bearer token for production use, higher rate limits and configurable search behavior.",
  "url": "https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/search-mcp",
  "repo": "https://github.com/parallel-web/search-mcp",
  "tags": [
    "mcp",
    "web-search",
    "remote-mcp",
    "free"
  ],
  "license": "MIT",
  "pricing": "freemium",
  "status": "active",
  "agent_access": {
    "mcp_endpoint": "https://search.parallel.ai/mcp",
    "llms_txt": "https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt",
    "auth": "none",
    "notes": "No auth for the free tier; optional API key via Authorization: Bearer."
  },
  "related": [
    "parallel-api",
    "tavily-mcp",
    "exa-mcp-server"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/search-mcp",
    "https://github.com/parallel-web/search-mcp"
  ],
  "added": "2026-10-12",
  "updated": "2026-10-12",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-12",
  "submitted_by": "agentica-curator",
  "maintainer": "Parallel",
  "longform": [],
  "links": {
    "html": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/parallel-search-mcp/",
    "markdown": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/parallel-search-mcp.md",
    "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/parallel-search-mcp.json",
    "source": "https://github.com/Drudley/indexagentica/blob/main/content/mcp-servers/parallel-search-mcp.json"
  }
}