ReefAPI MCP MCP Server

About ReefAPI MCP

ReefAPI runs a remote MCP server that gives AI assistants 250+ live web-data APIs: e-commerce, social media, real estate, jobs, travel, news, finance and company data. Instead of one tool per site, the assistant discovers the right engine from a live catalog, calls it and gets clean JSON back. Streamable HTTP with a bearer-token key. Free tier, no credit card.

MCP endpoint: https://api.reefapi.com/mcp
Transport: streamable-http
Auth: Bearer token (API key)
Website: https://reefapi.com
Docs: https://reefapi.com/docs
MCP page: https://reefapi.com/mcp

ReefAPI MCP tools (5)

Read from the live server on Nov 13, 2026. These are the tools your AI assistant can call once connected.

search_engines

Find the right ReefAPI engine for a task — pass ENGLISH keywords or a short natural-language use-case ("detect a website's tech stack", "company reviews", "check a package for vulnerabilities", "is this domain available"). The catalog is in

get_engine_schema

COMPACT overview of ONE engine: every action with its description, required params and what it returns — but NOT the full param detail (kept lean so a 90-action engine stays token-cheap). Call this after search_engines to pick the right ACT

get_action_schema

FULL detail for ONE engine action: every parameter (type, required, description, allowed_values dropdown, default, example, min/max), what it returns, pricing, and a ready-to-run example_params. Call this right before call_engine so you sen

call_engine

Call a ReefAPI engine action — POST /<engine>/v1/<action> with `params`. Returns the uniform { ok, data, meta, error } envelope. Get param names from get_engine_schema first. Needs YOUR ReefAPI key. The local server reads REEFAPI_KEY; the h

get_catalog

The FULL ReefAPI catalog — EVERY engine with its one-line title, grouped by category. This is the whole menu (≈ a few thousand tokens); SCAN IT AND PICK THE BEST ENGINE YOURSELF. You are an LLM, so you match the user's intent semantically —

How to connect ReefAPI MCP to Claude, Cursor or VS Code

ReefAPI MCP runs as a hosted remote MCP server at https://api.reefapi.com/mcp. Add that URL to your MCP client's config (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code) and the tools appear immediately, no install required.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reefapi-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.reefapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http reefapi-mcp https://api.reefapi.com/mcp. VS Code's .vscode/mcp.json uses a servers key instead of mcpServers (see how). Servers that require OAuth or an API key will prompt on first use.