Linkup MCP server

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• create_research_taskwrite action

  Creates an asynchronous web research task that performs comprehensive research based on a natural language question. Returns structured or sourced answers with optional filtering by date range, domains, and result count.

• get_credits_balance

  Retrieve your current account credits balance. This endpoint returns the total number of credits available in your account.

• get_research

  Retrieves detailed information about a specific research task by its identifier. This endpoint is currently in beta and may be subject to changes.

• get_webpage

  Fetch and parse a single webpage from a given URL, with optional JavaScript rendering, raw HTML inclusion, and image extraction.

• list_research_tasks

  Retrieve all research tasks created within your authenticated organization with pagination support. This endpoint is currently in beta and may be subject to changes.

• search_web_content

  Retrieve web content by natural language query with configurable search depth, output formatting, and result filtering. Supports structured responses, date ranges, domain filtering, and optional citations or images.

• Code scan5 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancelast push 138 days ago8/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10

Safety score

80/100

higher than 65% of 3,471 Web search servers

Tools

6

the typical Web search server has 5

Tools that change things

17%

typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

GitHub stars

31

more than 91% of 1,788 Web search servers

Downloads a week

149

more than 65% of 837 Web search servers with a package

Linkup: common questions

Is Linkup MCP server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (80/100). Read the Linkup safety report

How do I install Linkup?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Linkup need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Linkup maintained?

The last commit was 177 days ago (2026-05-12). The latest release is v1.0.2.

What can I use instead of Linkup?

Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Brave Search MCP server, Exa Search MCP server and Search1API MCP server. Compare all Linkup alternatives.

How does Linkup compare with other Web search MCP servers?

safety score 80/100 (higher than 65% of 3,471 Web search servers); tools 6 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 17% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.