Nimble MCP Server

The Nimble MCP Server gives AI agents the ability to search, extract, map, crawl, and structure data from any website in real time. It exposes Nimble’s full web data platform as MCP tools that any compatible AI client can use. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard by Anthropic that gives AI agents a standardized way to connect to external tools and data sources.

MCP routes results through the LLM context window and can consume tokens quickly. For typical web retrieval, the Nimble CLI skill is more token-efficient.

Prerequisites

Nimble API Key — Sign up and generate a key from your Settings → API Keys.

Setup

The Nimble MCP Server uses Streamable HTTP transport. Connect from any MCP-compatible client using the server URL and your API key. Server URL: https://mcp.nimbleway.com/mcp

Cursor
Claude Code
Claude Desktop
Other MCP Clients

For the one-click install plus the Nimble skills, see Plugin Installation. To configure only the server by hand:

Manual configuration

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nimble-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.nimbleway.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer NIMBLE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor for changes to take effect.

To install the skills alongside the server, use Plugin Installation. If you only need the MCP tools:

export NIMBLE_API_KEY="your-api-key"
claude mcp add --transport http nimble-mcp-server https://mcp.nimbleway.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer ${NIMBLE_API_KEY}"

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nimble-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://mcp.nimbleway.com/mcp",
        "--header", "Authorization: Bearer ${NIMBLE_API_KEY}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NIMBLE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace your-api-key with your actual Nimble API key. Store the raw key; the Bearer prefix is added in the header, not in the value.
After modifying the config file, you must restart Claude Desktop for changes to take effect.
- macOS: Quit Claude Desktop completely (Cmd+Q) and relaunch.
- Windows: Close the window, then open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), end any “Claude” processes, and relaunch.

For detailed setup instructions and troubleshooting, see the official MCP quickstart guide.

Any MCP-compatible client can connect using Streamable HTTP transport.Prerequisites: Node.js and npm installed (for the mcp-remote bridge)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nimble-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://mcp.nimbleway.com/mcp",
        "--header", "Authorization: Bearer ${NIMBLE_API_KEY}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NIMBLE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace your-api-key with your actual Nimble API key. Store the raw key; the Bearer prefix is added in the header, not in the value.

Tools

The MCP server exposes Nimble’s core APIs as tools, including several per product for synchronous, asynchronous, and status-polling calls. Tools are auto-discovered by your AI client, so no additional configuration is needed. Every tool name is prefixed nimble_.

Search

Web search across multiple engines with configurable depth and focus modes.

Extract

Extract content from any URL. Supports sync and async extraction with task polling.

Map

Discover all URLs on a website via link-following and sitemaps.

Crawl

Crawl multiple pages with path filtering, subdomain control, and progress tracking.

Extract Template

Browse, run, and generate pre-built extraction templates for popular websites.

Web Search Agent

Create, run, and poll research agents, and read their cited results.

Plugin Installation

For a richer experience with guided skills and workflows, install the Nimble plugin for Claude Code, Cursor, or Vercel Agent Skills CLI.

Plugin Installation

Install the unified Nimble plugin for Claude Code, Cursor, or Agent Skills CLI

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​Prerequisites

​Setup

​Tools

Search

Extract

Map

Crawl

Extract Template

Web Search Agent

​Plugin Installation

Plugin Installation

Ask Nimble

Talk to Sales

Prerequisites

Setup

Tools

Plugin Installation