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[ mcp · remote ]Remote MCP server

Every API Pick endpoint as an MCP tool, one URL away

Paste one URL into Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop and your agent can search the web and news, get cited answers, read pages, and query SEC filings, patents, clinical trials and more. No code, no SDK.

Server URL
https://www.apipick.com/mcp
Authentication
Your API Pick API key as Authorization: Bearer <key>
Transport
Streamable HTTP
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[ 01 · connect ]

How do I connect API Pick to my MCP client?

Replace <YOUR_API_KEY> with a key from your dashboard. Every client below speaks the same remote MCP protocol.

Claude Code

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http apipick https://www.apipick.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in your project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apipick": {
      "url": "https://www.apipick.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "apipick": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.apipick.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop reads stdio servers from claude_desktop_config.json, so use the mcp-remote bridge:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apipick": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://www.apipick.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other clients

Any other MCP client: point it at the server URL with the Authorization header. Clients that only accept a URL can pass the key as a query parameter, but a header keeps it out of logs:

URL:     https://www.apipick.com/mcp
Header:  Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>

# URL-only clients:
https://www.apipick.com/mcp?api_key=<YOUR_API_KEY>
[ 02 · tools ]

Which tools does the API Pick MCP server include?

All 27 tools below are the same endpoints as the REST API, with the same parameters and prices. Your agent sees each tool's cost in its description.

  • web_search15 credits per call
  • news_search15 credits per call
  • cited_answer100 credits per call
  • extract_urls2 per URL
  • academic_search5 credits per call
  • wiley_finance_search300 credits per call
  • ap_news_search120 credits per call
  • markets_search120 credits per call
  • financials_search200 credits per call
  • sec_search120 credits per call
  • economic_search50 credits per call
  • prediction_markets_search50 credits per call
  • earnings_calendar_search120 credits per call
  • clinical_search30 credits per call
  • health_search30 credits per call
  • chemistry_search30 credits per call
  • uk_legal_search60 credits per call
  • patents_search80 credits per call
  • politics_search40 credits per call
  • mica_regulation_search120 credits per call
  • cybersecurity_search10 credits per call
  • start_dataset_research100 credits per call
  • get_research_task
  • whois_lookup2 credits per call
  • lei_lookup3 credits per call
  • validate_eu_vat3 credits per call
  • scan_dependencies5 credits per call
[ 03 · billing ]

How is MCP usage billed?

Same credits as the REST API

An MCP tool call costs exactly what the matching REST call costs. $1 buys 1,000 credits, and credits never expire.

Only successful calls are charged

Validation errors, upstream failures and timeouts cost nothing. The tool returns the error so your agent can retry or change course.

One key, one usage log

MCP calls appear in your dashboard next to your REST calls, under the API key you configured.

[ faq ]

API Pick MCP server FAQ

01

What is the API Pick MCP server?

It is a hosted remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at https://www.apipick.com/mcp. It exposes every API Pick API as a tool, so AI clients such as Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and Claude Desktop can call web search, cited answers, URL extraction and specialist data search directly, without custom code.

02

Do I need to install anything?

No. The server is hosted, so you only add its URL and your API key to your client. Claude Desktop is the one exception: it needs the small mcp-remote bridge, which npx downloads automatically.

03

How much does it cost to use API Pick over MCP?

The same as the REST API. Each tool call is charged the endpoint's credit price, for example 15 credits for a web search, and only successful calls are charged. New accounts get 100 free credits.

04

Can I see the tools without an API key?

Yes. Listing the tools works without a key, so clients and MCP directories can show what is available. Calling a tool needs a valid API key with enough credits.

05

Is my API key safe in an MCP config?

Send it in the Authorization header, which is how every client above is configured. Treat the config file like any other secret, and rotate the key from your dashboard if it leaks.