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Nimrod

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Web search with quality scores; web pages are read on your computer by the local server.

Source code Website Documentation

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http nimrod 'https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "nimrod": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
MCPB package https://github.com/mixelpixx/Nimrod/releases/download/v2.1.0/nimrod.mcpb

Environment variables

  • NIMROD_API_KEY secret Optional. Leave unset to sign in with your browser on the first search; or an nmk_ key from https://nimrod.orchis.ai/portal

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Nimrod
  2. What it is
  3. Get connected
  4. In the MCP Registry
  5. Built to pair
  6. Support

Nimrod

Web research your agent can actually use.

Quality-scored Google search, clean webpage extraction, and deep multi-source research for Claude — over the Model Context Protocol.

Website · Docs · Pricing · Portal

What it is

Nimrod gives Claude four research tools:

ToolWhat it doesCost
google_searchOrganic Google results with quality scores, authority ratings, and source-type classification1 credit
extract_webpage_contentAny URL → clean markdown, boilerplate strippedfree
extract_multiple_webpagesUp to 5 URLs, fetched concurrentlyfree
research_topicSearch → rank → dedupe → extract → synthesis, in one call1 credit + 1 per focus area

Why not just let the model search? Because raw search is where agent runs go to die: Nimrod returns ranked evidence instead of SEO sludge, as token-efficient markdown instead of raw HTML, with deterministic costs (1 credit = 1 search) and date/site/language control.

New accounts start with a free 50-credit trial — no card required.

Get connected

Claude.ai & Claude Desktop (zero install): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp → sign in with your email. Done.

Claude Code (hosted):

claude mcp add nimrod --transport http https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer nmk_your_key"

Nimrod Desktop (full toolkit — recommended for power users): a locally installed MCP server with six research skills, a deep-research agent, and search-coach hooks (Claude Code features). Extraction is free on every plan; on Desktop it also runs on your own machine, so the pages you read stay private. Grab it from **Releases**:

  • Windows — nimrod.mcpb for Claude Desktop (double-click, paste key), or nimrod-desktop.exe for Claude Code: nimrod-desktop setup, then claude mcp add nimrod -- path\to\nimrod-desktop.exe
  • macOS — nimrod-desktop-macos (universal: Apple Silicon + Intel): chmod +x it, then a one-time xattr -d com.apple.quarantine nimrod-desktop-macos (not yet Apple-signed), then setup and claude mcp add as above
  • Linux — nimrod-desktop-linux: chmod +x, setup, claude mcp add

In the MCP Registry

Nimrod is listed in the official MCP Registry as ai.orchis/nimrod — MCP clients that browse the registry (including VS Code's MCP gallery) can discover and install it from there.

Built to pair

Run Nimrod beside your other MCP tools — like Konnect for KiCAD: live parts data from your EDA workflow, live web research from Nimrod, one agent, no stale training cutoff.

Support

Docs: nimrod.orchis.ai/docs.html · Email: admin@orchis.ai · Terms · Privacy

The original open-source BYOK server this project grew from is preserved on the historical-oss branch (unmaintained).

Frequently asked questions

What is Nimrod?

Web search with quality scores; web pages are read on your computer by the local server.

How do I install Nimrod?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http nimrod 'https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Nimrod need an API key?

Yes. It expects NIMROD_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is Nimrod open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Nimrod?

It is published by mixelpixx. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the official MCP Registry. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.