linkup-searchLABSCO SUMMARY
An asynchronous research task with citations is a different product from a search tool, and it is the reason to pick this.
Search returns pages; research returns a synthesised answer with sources, and it takes long enough that returning a task id is the only sane design. That fits an agent workflow well — kick off the investigation, do something else, collect the result. The two search depths matter for cost and latency: use standard for a lookup and deep when the answer is genuinely spread across sources.
What it is
Linkup's endpoint for real-time web search. The distinctive tool is the research one — a long autonomous investigation that returns a task id rather than an answer, with a cited synthesis when it finishes.
What you get
- linkup-search — standard or deep, with domain filters, a date range, a result cap and optional images
- linkup-research — an autonomous long-running investigation, returning a task id
- linkup-get-research — poll that id for status and the cited answer
- linkup-fetch — extract a page, optionally rendering JavaScript, with images or raw HTML
Requirements
An API key from their app. A local npm package and a single-file Claude Desktop bundle are also published.
Setup effort
Paste a URL with a key — add the endpoint to your client
USE CASES
01
Investigating something properly
Launch the research task, then poll for the cited synthesis rather than waiting.
02
Looking something up
Standard search with a date range and domain filter, when a quick answer will do.
03
Reading a page that needs a browser
Fetch with JavaScript rendering rather than getting an empty shell.
4 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
linkup-researchlinkup-get-researchlinkup-fetchBEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
4 tools named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- an MCP client that can reach a remote endpoint
- An API key, preferably as Authorization: Bearer, with a query parameter as an alternative
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the endpoint to your client.
Server setup
ENDPOINT URL
https://mcp.linkup.so/mcpRequirements
- An API key, preferably as Authorization: Bearer, with a query parameter as an alternative
