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Adds a You.com Search entry to the Common MCP Servers section of the MCP config docs, following the Context7/DeepWiki pattern (remote streamable-http server).

Why it's a useful default entry: the config works with no API key — the free profile (https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free) returns live web/news search results out of the box (rate limited per IP), which pairs well with local/offline models that can't reach the web, and complements /web (search for the right page, then scrape it). A commented variant shows the API-key mode that unlocks content extraction and cited research tools.

Verified the config against a live MCP client (initialize handshake + you-search tool call) before submitting.

Disclosure: I work at You.com (we host the MCP server). Happy to adjust placement or wording.

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szmania commented Jul 24, 2026

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@brainsparker a bit of self-promotion me thinks? (Brian from You.com :) )

If not self-promotion, why recommend a paid service like you.com apis as opposed to duckduckgo (free) or something with a healthy free tier like tavily? To a common mcp servers list.

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@brainsparker a bit of self-promotion me thinks? (Brian from You.com :) )
Hey, I added the disclosure :)

If not self-promotion, why recommend a paid service like you.com apis as opposed to duckduckgo (free) or something with a healthy free tier like tavily? To a common mcp servers list.

We have a very free healthy tier. It's free for 100 queries/day, no auth required. https://you.com/docs/build-with-agents/mcp-server#authentication

FWIW, DDG is a customer (they use our search product).

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szmania commented Jul 24, 2026

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@brainsparker a bit of self-promotion me thinks? (Brian from You.com :) )
Hey, I added the disclosure :)

If not self-promotion, why recommend a paid service like you.com apis as opposed to duckduckgo (free) or something with a healthy free tier like tavily? To a common mcp servers list.

We have a very free healthy tier. It's free for 100 queries/day, no auth required. https://you.com/docs/build-with-agents/mcp-server#authentication

FWIW, DDG is a customer (they use our search product).

According to your pricing page, it looks like all your tiers are paid. Is this the right you.com?

https://you.com/pricing

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haha! Well that's a very good point. I'll update the pricing page to match Tavily's 😈

the free tier is only available via MCP at the moment, but we'll make that clear. Thanks for the idea!

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dwash96 commented Jul 24, 2026

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Hey guys, I do like the concept of a reliable aggregation MCP service for live web search. I see you all publish a skills list here:
https://you.com/docs/build-with-agents/skills

I think republishing your skills here:
https://github.com/cecli-dev/community-resources

so we can flesh out an MCP and skills library of vetted skills for the project to enable future auto-download commands in the cecli program would be a very welcome addition to our project.

I am also okay with this PR as long as the wording around the free tier is made explicit and you all are okay with adding a Paid Service marker in the title. For heading off arguments with general attribution placement should we get a request like this again, I will alphabetize the MCP server providers in our example list in the docs.

My other, slightly more selfish ask is if you all could also add Cecli as an agent to the Agent Harnesses section in your sidebar:

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Does this all sound fair to you?

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