Linkup MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Linkup MCP or direct API to search the web, retrieve real-time results, summarize findings, and power retrieval-augmented generation through natural language.

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Linkup is a powerful web search API built for RAG workflows. Instantly find and retrieve relevant online results to power research, chatbots, and data enrichment.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Linkup action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Response

Proxy endpoint for OpenAI-compatible response generation.

Fetch Webpage

Fetch and retrieve a markdown representation of a webpage from a given URL.

Get Credits Balance

Tool to retrieve the current credits balance for your Linkup account.

Search Linkup

Search the web and retrieve insights using Linkup's API.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Linkup MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
2

Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
3

Connect to AI Agent

typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Search for latest AI research breakthroughs' }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs( 5 )
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
Use the MCP server with your AI agent
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Linkup API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/openai
Install the Composio SDK
2

Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
3

Execute Linkup Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Find recent articles explaining generative AI advances.'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Linkup actions with your Agent

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Linkup Integration

  • Supports both Linkup MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for searching, retrieving, and summarizing web data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key management—store, rotate, and secure credentials automatically
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Linkup access per user or environment
  • No need to embed API keys in your code or agent logic

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates for higher accuracy
  • Detailed logs track every search and retrieval, so you always know what ran and when

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC—let only approved agents and users access Linkup
  • Least-privilege access controls for all your web search activity
  • Full audit trail of agent actions for compliance and review
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Linkup requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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