LinkupPlatform Linkup Mcp Server
Give Claude Code or Cursor live web search with cited sources while you validate ideas, scan competitors, or draft launch copy.
Overview
Linkup MCP Server is a MCP server for the Idea phase that runs real-time web search so your agent returns source-backed answers instead of guessing.
What is this MCP server?
- Streamable HTTP MCP remote on Smithery with Bearer auth
- Real-time web search tuned for trustworthy, source-backed answers
- Supports latest-news and topical lookups from inside the agent
- Version 1.0.0 with GitHub source at LinkupPlatform/linkup-mcp-server
- MCP integration you register in the agent—not a local SKILL.md workflow
- MCP package version 1.0.0
- 1 streamable-http remote URL on Smithery
- 1 required secret header: Bearer smithery_api_key
Community signal: 28 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Agents hallucinate or freeze on post-training events because they cannot fetch live web results with citations on demand.
Who is it for?
Indie builders doing competitor scans, trend checks, and citation-heavy research inside Claude Code or Cursor.
Skip if: Teams that need full headless browsing, form submission, or deep site crawling beyond search-style retrieval.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can query the live web during research sessions and anchor recommendations to retrievable sources you can verify.
- Live web search tool calls from the agent with source-oriented answers
- Repeatable research flow without custom search API glue per repo
- Shared remote endpoint documented as version 1.0.0
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Journey fit
Real-time, source-backed search belongs on the shelf where solo builders gather external facts before they commit to a build. Research is when you need trustworthy, up-to-date answers—not stale training data—for news, markets, and competitor signals.
How it compares
Live search MCP integration, not a curated skills.sh coding workflow or a self-hosted scraper repo.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Linkup MCP Server for?
Solo and indie builders who want MCP-native web search with trustworthy, source-backed answers inside their coding agent.
When should I use Linkup MCP Server?
Use it during idea and validate research whenever answers must reflect the current web—news, competitors, pricing, or fast-moving topics.
How do I add Linkup MCP Server to my agent?
Add the Smithery streamable-http remote https://server.smithery.ai/@LinkupPlatform/linkup-mcp-server/mcp with Authorization Bearer {smithery_api_key} in your MCP client config.