
Search Router
This is a tiered web search API that charges in USDC on the Base blockchain. You get four search depth options: simple, medium, deep, and cached results, all priced at 402 USDC per transaction. There's also a free health check endpoint. Reach for this when you need programmatic web search with different quality levels and you're comfortable paying per query in stablecoins. The pricing model is unusual for an MCP server, trading the typical API key approach for crypto micropayments. If you're building agents that need occasional deep web research and you've got a Base wallet set up, it slots right in via streamable HTTP transport.
- tools
- 5
- transport
- HTTP
- last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Install
From registry metadata$ npx add-mcp https://search.api.ainode.tech/mcp --name search-routerRun in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.
Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.
Other ways
Claude Code
$ claude mcp add --transport http search-router https://search.api.ainode.tech/mcpRun in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
Tools
Verified live · 5 toolsVerified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.
healthHealth check. Returns server status and optional echo.1 params
Health check. Returns server status and optional echo.
echostringweb_search_simpleSimple factual web search via Brave (lookups, definitions, short queries). Fixed $0.003/call.6 params
Simple factual web search via Brave (lookups, definitions, short queries). Fixed $0.003/call.
countrystringfreshnessstringday · week · month · anylanguagestringmax_resultsintegerquery*stringsearch_typestringweb · news · academicweb_search_mediumDefault web search via Brave for ambiguous or general queries. Fixed $0.008/call.6 params
Default web search via Brave for ambiguous or general queries. Fixed $0.008/call.
countrystringfreshnessstringday · week · month · anylanguagestringmax_resultsintegerquery*stringsearch_typestringweb · news · academicweb_search_deepDeep research search via Exa (academic, boolean, multi-source synthesis). Fixed $0.015/call.6 params
Deep research search via Exa (academic, boolean, multi-source synthesis). Fixed $0.015/call.
countrystringfreshnessstringday · week · month · anylanguagestringmax_resultsintegerquery*stringsearch_typestringweb · news · academicweb_search_cachedCache-only lookup; returns SEARCH_CACHE_MISS error if not in cache. Fixed $0.002/call.6 params
Cache-only lookup; returns SEARCH_CACHE_MISS error if not in cache. Fixed $0.002/call.
countrystringfreshnessstringday · week · month · anylanguagestringmax_resultsintegerquery*stringsearch_typestringweb · news · academicSponsors
Details
- Category
- Search & Web Crawling
- Transport
- HTTP
- Registry
- MCP registry, active
- Tools verified
- Nov 6, 2026