Autom MCP Server

Autom MCP Server

Official Model Context Protocol server for the Autom SERP API.

Google, Bing and Brave search results as structured JSON — web, maps, news, shopping, images, jobs and AI Mode.

It lets Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and any MCP client call the API as tools. Runs over stdio (local) or Streamable HTTP (self-hosted).

Requirements

• Node.js 20 or newer
• a Autom API key — sign up, then copy it from the dashboard

Hosted server (recommended)

Autom runs this server for you at https://mcp.autom.dev/ (Streamable HTTP). Send your API key in the x-api-key header; nothing to install.

claude mcp add --transport http autom https://mcp.autom.dev/ --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autom": {
      "url": "https://mcp.autom.dev/",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

The hosted server and this package expose the same API; run the package locally when you want stdio, your own network egress, or to self-host it.

Run it locally

Claude Code

claude mcp add autom --env AUTOM_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY -- npx -y @automdev/mcp

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and other clients

Add the server to the client's MCP configuration (claude_desktop_config.json, .cursor/mcp.json…):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autom": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@automdev/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AUTOM_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "autom": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@automdev/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AUTOM_API_KEY": "${input:autom-api-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "autom-api-key",
      "description": "Autom API key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

Claude Desktop extension

Download the .mcpb bundle from the releases page and open it; Claude Desktop asks for your API key.

Docker

docker build -t autom-mcp .
docker run -i --rm -e AUTOM_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY autom-mcp

Tools

Every tool that calls the API consumes credits. JSON results are returned as text; images are returned inline and other files (PDF…) as embedded resources, up to 4 MB.

Streamable HTTP

npx @automdev/mcp --http --port 3000

The endpoint is POST /mcp (stateless, JSON responses). Each client sends its own key in the x-api-key header (or Authorization: Bearer <key>); the server never uses a key of its own. It binds to 127.0.0.1 by default and rejects browser origins unless you allow them — put it behind TLS before exposing it.

createHttpHandler() is exported for Fetch-compatible runtimes (Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun):

import { createHttpHandler } from "@automdev/mcp";

export default { fetch: createHttpHandler({ allowedOrigins: [] }) };

Security

• The API key is read from AUTOM_API_KEY (stdio) or the request headers (HTTP) and removed from error messages.
• Content fetched from websites is untrusted: the server instructions tell the model to treat it as data, not instructions.
• See SECURITY.md to report a vulnerability.

Development

npm install
npm test
npm run build
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/stdio.js

Built on the SDK

The server uses the official Node.js SDK (@automdev/sdk).

All Autom SDKs

License

MIT — see LICENSE.