Tako

Name: Tako
Author: TakoData

by TakoDataversion 1.9.2i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.github.TakoData/tako-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Premium live data from S&P Global, FRED, OECD & more, plus web search, in one call.

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Search & AI memory
You need to fill in: Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
Can do 4 things (tools) tako_available_data, tako_contents, tako_graph_related, tako_search
You fill in yourself: Authorization

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http tako https://mcp.tako.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tako": {
      "url": "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "tako": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

Authorization secret HTTP header
Tako API token as a Bearer credential, e.g. `Bearer ` (CLI/desktop hosts such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf). Get one at tako.com -> account settings -> API tokens. Web hosts (Claude.ai, ChatGPT)…

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 7, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

tako_available_data
Find what data Tako holds on an entity or a metric, and the canonical name it holds it under. Best for: questions about what Tako covers. Put a company, person, or place in `q` to list the metrics tracked on it; put a metric in `q` to list the entities it covers. Add `metric` whe
tako_contents
Fetch the full content behind a url: a web page's text, or an exportable Tako card's data rows. Batch up to 10 urls in one call — each fails on its own. Fetch only cards that `tako_search` marked `exportable: true`. Set `max_rows` when the recent rows are enough. If a page is lon
tako_graph_related
Explore what a graph node connects to — its metrics, the entities a metric covers, competitors, industry, index membership, and sources. Two modes. Pass `node_id` alone for the map: every relation group with its key, label, total, and its first 3 names. Pass `relation` to page on
tako_search
Search Tako's data graph and the web in one call: many results at once, as structured cards plus web results. The first card's chart renders inline; some hosts also show every other card's chart, in search's order. It finds results; `tako_contents` fetches what's behind them. Eac

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account TakoData, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 223 ms (HTTP 200)
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
No sign-in needed
✓ Pass
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Read 4 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 5759 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 93% of the other 5759 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5759 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Tako safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.9.2) reached the registry 3 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Tako MCP Server

Tako MCP gives your agent premium live data from authoritative providers and web search in one call, returned as cited charts and web results. The data covers finance, markets, company KPIs, economics, website traffic, sports, prediction markets, demographics, energy, real estate, and more.

[Full Documentation](https://docs.tako.com/documentation/integrations/mcp-server) · [Get your API key](https://tako.com/console/api-keys) · [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io)

Tako MCP lets an agent:

Search Tako's knowledge graph and the live web — every card renders as a chart on the ChatGPT app and in other hosts that declare MCP Apps support (the first card's chart image elsewhere), and tako_contents reads the rows behind it
Discover exactly what proprietary data exists for an entity or metric
Fetch the underlying rows (JSON) or a page's text behind any result URL
Visualize your own structured data as an embeddable card — public and permanent, readable by anyone with the link _(opt-in; on by default on the ChatGPT app)_
Run Tako's Answer Agent for deep, multi-step research, or its Company Agent for company and registry-officer questions _(opt-in; on by default on the ChatGPT app)_

Why a data-native search API? On Tako's VerticalRTK benchmark of real-time domain questions (finance, economics, sports, weather), Tako outperforms the next-best web search API by 21% — while using ~75% fewer tool calls at up to one-tenth the cost, and answering research tasks in 15.5s vs 124.2s for OpenAI web search. It reaches parity with Exa, Parallel, Nimble, and Tavily on standard web benchmarks (SimpleQA, FRAMES) and pulls ahead where structured, real-time data matters. [Read the evals →](https://tako.com/blog/evaluating-a-new-kind-of-search-api/)

Installation

Point your MCP client at the hosted endpoint — no install, no local server, no token:

https://mcp.tako.com/mcp

Paste the URL. Sign in when your client prompts you — a per-host key is minted automatically, and new accounts get up to 2,000 free requests. Until you sign in, the connection runs anonymously: tako_search works right away (rate-limited), and every other tool — listed like everything else — asks you to sign in when called. For CI, headless use, or a client without an OAuth flow, connect with an API key instead — see API keys and headless clients.

One-click install

Claude Code installs with one command — the plugin brings the MCP connection plus Tako's bundled lookup and research skills:

claude plugin marketplace add TakoData/tako-mcp && claude plugin install tako@tako

Gemini CLI installs as an extension. Same one command, same bundled skills, plus /data, /chart, and /coverage commands:

gemini extensions install https://github.com/TakoData/tako-mcp

Each of these lands on the free tier immediately. Authenticate later to unlock the full toolset — see your client's section below.

Pick your client below.

Claude Code

Plugin (recommended) — installs the MCP connection plus Tako's bundled lookup and research skills in one step, and works immediately on the free tier — no API key to mint or manage:

claude plugin marketplace add TakoData/tako-mcp

claude plugin install tako@tako

That's it — tako_search works right away on the anonymous free tier. To unlock the full toolset and your own account limits, authenticate once with OAuth: run /mcp inside Claude Code, select tako, and choose Authenticate. A browser opens to sign you in with your Tako account and a per-host API key is minted for you automatically (visible and revocable at tako.com/console/api-keys). The same OAuth flow powers the plugin on Claude.ai — the plugin's Tako connector connects with a click, no token pasting.

If you previously added the server with claude mcp add, remove it first (claude mcp remove tako-mcp) so you don't end up with two copies of every tool.

Updating from an earlier plugin version? Older releases asked for a Tako API key in the plugin config; that setting is gone, so after updating your connection silently lands on the anonymous tier (tako_search runs; the rest asks you to sign in) — nothing errors, but your account limits are no longer active. Run /mcp → tako → Authenticate once (or use the Connect button on Claude.ai) to restore full authenticated access.

Or add the MCP server directly (then authenticate in place via /mcp → tako → Authenticate):

claude mcp add tako --transport http https://mcp.tako.com/mcp

Verify with claude mcp list (should show tako connected) or /mcp inside a session.

Cursor

Use the one-click badge above, or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json — Cursor prompts you to sign in on first use:

"mcpServers": { "tako": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp" } } }

</details>

Windsurf

Add to your Windsurf MCP config — Windsurf prompts you to sign in on first use:

"mcpServers": { "tako": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp" } } }

</details>

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (workspace) or your user mcp.json — VS Code prompts you to sign in on first use:

"servers": { "tako": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp" } } }

</details>

Gemini CLI

Extension (recommended) installs in one command, and works immediately on the free tier with no API key to mint or manage:

gemini extensions install https://github.com/TakoData/tako-mcp

That installs the MCP connection, Tako's bundled lookup and research skills, and three commands:

Command	What it does
`/data`	The answer, cited, across proprietary data and the full web, since `sources` defaults to both. One narrow `tako_search` (with rows) for a specific value, parallel searches for anything broad
`/chart`	The series as a chart, with the Open in Tako embed link
`/coverage`	What the proprietary graph has on an entity or metric. A miss there still leaves web search

To unlock the full toolset and your own account limits, authenticate once: run /mcp auth tako inside Gemini CLI. A browser opens to sign you in with your Tako account, and a per-host API key is minted for you automatically (visible and revocable at tako.com/console/api-keys).

Manual config: if you'd rather not install the extension, or you want to pin a ?tools= allowlist, add to ~/.gemini/settings.json (authenticate later with /mcp auth tako):

"mcpServers": { "tako": { "httpUrl": "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp" } } }

To use an API key instead, add a headers block with "Authorization": "Bearer " — but fill it completely: Gemini substitutes unset ${VAR} references literally, and a malformed Authorization header is rejected rather than ignored, so a half-filled token breaks the connection where no token at all would have worked.

OpenCode

Add to opencode.json — OpenCode prompts you to sign in on first use:

"mcp": { "tako": { "type": "remote", "url": "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp", "enabled": true } } }

</details>

Codex CLI

Codex connects to remote servers through the mcp-remote bridge, which runs the sign-in flow in your browser on first connect:

[mcp_servers.tako]

command = "npx" args = ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp"]

</details>

Zed

Add to Zed settings.json (via the mcp-remote bridge, which runs the sign-in flow in your browser on first connect):

"context_servers": { "tako": { "source": "custom", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp"] } } }

</details>

Claude.ai, Claude Desktop & ChatGPT (OAuth — no token needed)

The consumer chat hosts don't accept Bearer tokens. claude_desktop_config.json only validates stdio servers, so a remote "type": "http" entry there is silently dropped — Claude Desktop connects through Connectors like Claude.ai. The hosted endpoint runs an OAuth 2.1 flow that signs you in with your Tako account and mints a per-host key for you automatically.

Prerequisites: just sign in at tako.com with the identity you'll authorize. You do not mint a token yourself — the consent flow creates a per-host key (named MCP: , visible and revocable at tako.com/console/api-keys). Connecting a new host never rotates another host's key; Tako trims your oldest MCP key past ten.

Claude.ai _(requires Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise)_

Open Claude.ai → Settings → Connectors
Click Add custom connector
Paste https://mcp.tako.com/mcp and click Connect
Complete the Tako sign-in flow; Tako then appears as connected

Claude Desktop _(same plan requirement as Claude.ai)_

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Connectors
Click Add custom connector
Paste https://mcp.tako.com/mcp and click Connect
Complete the Tako sign-in flow; Tako then appears as connected

ChatGPT — install the Tako app from ChatGPT's app directory (it connects via OAuth and uses the app surface at https://mcp.tako.com/mcp/chatgpt). To hand-add it as a custom connector instead _(requires Pro, Business, or Enterprise; Developer Mode enabled)_:

Open ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors → Developer Mode and toggle it on

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Tako

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

Tako MCP Server

Installation

One-click install