Skip to main content

Kagi MCP server using session-based access (no official API required)

Project description

Kagi Session2API MCP Server

A free Kagi Search MCP (Model Context Protocol) server — access Kagi search and summarizer via session tokens, no API key needed. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and any MCP-compatible AI coding assistant/agent.

English | 中文文档

⚠️ EndUser Warning: This project uses Kagi session tokens to access search and summarizer features without the official paid API. This may violate Kagi's Terms of Service. Potential consequences include account suspension or permanent ban. Use at your own risk. The authors assume no liability for any account actions taken by Kagi.

⚠️ Security Warning: Your Kagi session token provides full account access. Treat it like a password. Never share it or commit it to version control.

Features

  • Session-based access: Uses Kagi session tokens instead of the official API ($25/1000 queries) — completely free
  • Multi-token pool: Configure multiple tokens for higher throughput with round-robin rotation
  • Per-token rate limiting: 5 req/s per token with token bucket algorithm
  • API-compatible output: Returns results in the same format as the official kagimcp
  • Two tools: kagi_search_fetch (web search) and kagi_summarizer (URL summarization)
  • Firefox UA spoofing: Mimics a real Firefox browser for session-based access
  • Auto-disable expired tokens: Expired tokens are automatically detected and skipped
  • Search operators: Supports Kagi operators (site:, lang:, filetype:, etc.)

Compatible Platforms

Works with any MCP-compatible client:

Quick Install (For AI Agents)

Just paste this prompt to your AI agent:

Install the Kagi Session2API MCP server from https://pypi.org/project/kagi-session2api-mcp/.
Then add it to my MCP:
`uvx kagi-session2api-mcp`
set env KAGI_SESSION_TOKEN to my token (ask me if you don't have it).
If I have multiple tokens, use KAGI_SESSION_TOKENS (comma-separated) instead,
or create a config file at ~/.config/kagi-session2api-mcp/config.toml with:
[kagi]
session_tokens = ["TOKEN_1", "TOKEN_2"]
summarizer_engine = "cecil"
[client]
timeout = 30
max_retries = 2
and set env KAGI_SESSION_CONFIG to that path.

Install Manually

pip install kagi-session2api-mcp

Or with uvx:

uvx kagi-session2api-mcp

Configuration

Option 1: Environment Variable (Single Token)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kagi-session": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kagi-session2api-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "KAGI_SESSION_TOKEN": "YOUR_SESSION_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Environment Variable (Multiple Tokens)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kagi-session": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kagi-session2api-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "KAGI_SESSION_TOKENS": "TOKEN_1,TOKEN_2,TOKEN_3"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 3: Config File (Recommended for Multi-Token)

Create ~/.config/kagi-session2api-mcp/config.toml:

[kagi]
session_tokens = [
    "YOUR_TOKEN_1_HERE",
    "YOUR_TOKEN_2_HERE",
]

summarizer_engine = "cecil"

[client]
timeout = 30
max_retries = 2

Then configure:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kagi-session": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kagi-session2api-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "KAGI_SESSION_CONFIG": "/path/to/config.toml"
      }
    }
  }
}

Getting Your Session Token

  1. Log in to kagi.com
  2. Go to Settings → Account → Session Link
  3. Copy the token from the session URL: https://kagi.com/search?token={THIS_PART}&q=test
  4. Use this token in your configuration

Usage

MCP Tools

kagi_search_fetch

Search the web using Kagi:

Search for "Python async tutorial"

Supports Kagi search operators:

  • site:github.com - Restrict to domain
  • -site:reddit.com - Exclude domain
  • filetype:pdf - File type filter
  • intitle:python - Title filter
  • lang:zh - Language filter
  • before:2024-01-01 / after:2024-01-01 - Date filters
  • "exact phrase" - Exact match

kagi_summarizer

Summarize any URL:

Summarize https://example.com/article

Options:

  • summary_type: "summary" (prose) or "takeaway" (bullet points)
  • engine: "cecil" (default), "agnes", "daphne", "muriel"
  • target_language: Language code (e.g., "EN")

⚠️ The summarizer is experimental — it uses Kagi's internal endpoint which may change.

Transport Modes

Stdio (default, for Claude Desktop):

kagi-session2api-mcp

HTTP (for remote access):

kagi-session2api-mcp --http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Architecture

MCP Client → FastMCP Server → TokenPool (round-robin) → httpx.AsyncClient → kagi.com
                                ↓
                          TokenBucket (5 req/s per token)
                                ↓
                          Auto-disable expired tokens

Token Pool Behavior

Config Rate Limit Effective Rate
1 token 5 req/s 5 req/s
2 tokens 5 req/s each 10 req/s
N tokens 5 req/s each 5×N req/s

When a token expires (detected via 401/403 or redirect to login), it is automatically disabled. Remaining tokens continue serving requests.

Differences from Official kagimcp

Aspect Official kagimcp kagi-session2api-mcp
Authentication API key ($25/1000) Session token (free)
Search endpoint /api/v0/search /html/search (HTML scraping)
Summarizer /api/v0/summarize /mother/summary_labs (internal)
Rate limiting Server-side Client-side (token bucket)
api_balance Returns balance Always null
Cost Paid Free (uses existing session)

Risks

  • Kagi may change their HTML structure, breaking the parser
  • Session-based access may violate Kagi's Terms of Service
  • Account suspension or permanent ban is possible
  • The summarizer endpoint is internal and may change without notice
  • Use at your own risk. The authors assume no liability for any consequences, including but not limited to account actions taken by Kagi.

License

MIT

Project details


Download files

Download the file for your platform. If you're not sure which to choose, learn more about installing packages.

Source Distribution

kagi_session2api_mcp-0.1.1.tar.gz (26.0 kB view details)

Uploaded Source

Built Distribution

If you're not sure about the file name format, learn more about wheel file names.

kagi_session2api_mcp-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl (21.6 kB view details)

Uploaded Python 3

File details

Details for the file kagi_session2api_mcp-0.1.1.tar.gz.

File metadata

  • Download URL: kagi_session2api_mcp-0.1.1.tar.gz
  • Upload date:
  • Size: 26.0 kB
  • Tags: Source
  • Uploaded using Trusted Publishing? No
  • Uploaded via: twine/6.2.0 CPython/3.13.5

File hashes

Hashes for kagi_session2api_mcp-0.1.1.tar.gz
Algorithm Hash digest
SHA256 a7bbf2e53467787e913130b78a6128f91abed0a04d0128a80707faa78ce0772d
MD5 06b8ad6599987faf3b7399a94ac90b33
BLAKE2b-256 4e78d16b6713e6c318bc4348eb92c8e6815d16559e4bea16a3681249ef0fb4db

See more details on using hashes here.

File details

Details for the file kagi_session2api_mcp-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl.

File metadata

File hashes

Hashes for kagi_session2api_mcp-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
Algorithm Hash digest
SHA256 f59e09efb390fcfb3e51323537b17526c0bb8cf751c4e57c88ed48ce28ca51b8
MD5 76e8e1f228d56e48295a1efc992350d6
BLAKE2b-256 b73789dd6f942e250be1c98005e3cb9afca926d491208f35dd5226c3cfd02563

See more details on using hashes here.

Supported by

AWS Cloud computing and Security Sponsor Datadog Monitoring Depot Continuous Integration Fastly CDN Google Download Analytics Pingdom Monitoring Sentry Error logging StatusPage Status page