CrustAPI MCP server
Give any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Claude Code) live Google data. It calls
the hosted CrustAPI /v1/search endpoint.
Tools
searchcovers the whole Google menu behind one tool. Pick the surface withtype:web,maps,places,news,shopping,images,videos,scholar,patents,autocomplete.scrape_webpagefetches any URL as clean text + metadata + JSON-LD (RAG-ready).get_reviewspulls Google reviews for a business (byplaceId/cid/fidor a name query).
You only pay for successful results; empty results are free. Get a free key (3,000 credits/month, no card) at https://crustapi.com.
Installation
Recommended: npx, nothing to install.
Add this to your MCP client config (e.g. Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"crustapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "crustapi-mcp"],
"env": { "CRUSTAPI_API_KEY": "key_live_xxxx" }
}
}
}
Restart the client and the three tools appear. Requires Node 18+.
From source
npm install
{
"mcpServers": {
"crustapi": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/crustapi-mcp/server.mjs"],
"env": { "CRUSTAPI_API_KEY": "key_live_xxxx" }
}
}
}
Env
| var | purpose |
|---|---|
CRUSTAPI_API_KEY | your CrustAPI key, sent as x-api-key (required) |
CRUSTAPI_BASE_URL | defaults to https://crustapi.com; point at a local URL for testing |
Usage
search(type="web", q="best serp api 2026")search(type="maps", q="dentists", location="Miami, FL", limit=20)search(type="news", q="openai")scrape_webpage(url="https://example.com/pricing", includeMarkdown=true)get_reviews(q="Blue Bottle Coffee", sortBy="newest")
Every response is stable, serper-compatible JSON.
Test it
CRUSTAPI_API_KEY=key_live_xxxx node test-client.mjs
This spawns the server over stdio, lists the tools, and calls one.