Tako

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:

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)_

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

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

1. Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Connectors
2. Click Add custom connector
3. Paste https://mcp.tako.com/mcp and click Connect
4. 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)_:

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