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 Account 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

One-Click Install

Click the button below to add the Nimble MCP server to Cursor instantly:

After installing, replace NIMBLE_API_KEY in Cursor Settings > MCP Servers > nimble-mcp-server with your actual Nimble API key.

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.

Plugin Install (recommended)

Installs both guided skills and the MCP server:

claude plugin marketplace add Nimbleway/agent-skills
claude plugin install nimble@nimble-plugin-marketplace

See Plugin Installation for all options.

MCP-Only

If you only need the MCP tools:

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

Replace Bearer XXX with your actual Nimble API key.
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:${NIMBLE_API_KEY}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NIMBLE_API_KEY": "Bearer your-nimble-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace your-nimble-api-key with your actual Nimble API key.

Tools

The MCP server exposes 18 tools covering Nimble’s core APIs. Tools are auto-discovered by your AI client — no additional configuration needed.

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.

Agents

Browse, create, run, and publish custom extraction agents for any website.

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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Agent Skills

MCP Server

Connectors

Proxy

Prerequisites

Setup

One-Click Install

Plugin Install (recommended)

MCP-Only

Tools

Search

Extract

Map

Crawl

Agents

Plugin Installation

Plugin Installation

Try Nimble Studio

Talk to Sales

Agent Skills

MCP Server

Connectors

Proxy

​Prerequisites

​Setup

​One-Click Install

​Plugin Install (recommended)

​MCP-Only

​Tools

Search

Extract

Map

Crawl

Agents

​Plugin Installation

Plugin Installation

Try Nimble Studio

Talk to Sales

Prerequisites

Setup

One-Click Install

Plugin Install (recommended)

MCP-Only

Tools

Plugin Installation