Nimrod — Claude Code MCP server: what it does, how to install
Filters Google results with quality scores and converts webpages into markdown. Helps AI agents fetch clean evidence without drowning in web boilerplate.
claude mcp add --transport http nimrod https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcpWhat Nimrod does
Nimrod provides four tools for automated research: google_search with authority ratings and source classification, extract_webpage_content for stripping raw HTML down to markdown, extract_multiple_webpages for reading up to 5 URLs in parallel, and research_topic to run search, deduplication, and extraction in a single step.
You can connect through the hosted endpoint at https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp or run Nimrod Desktop locally. The desktop build processes page content on your machine, preventing external servers from seeing the text you read. Mac users must clear the gatekeeper attribute using xattr -d com.apple.quarantine nimrod-desktop-macos before the first run.
Webpage extraction is free, while search operations consume 1 credit per query. Search requires an account token, though new registrations receive 50 trial credits without entering card details.
What it helps with
- retrieve Google search results filtered by source authority
- extract article content as markdown without boilerplate
- read up to 5 web pages concurrently
- synthesize research topics across multiple sites in one call
Example prompts for the agent
- Use
google_searchto find recent technical papers on solid-state batteries. - Extract clean markdown from these three URLs using
extract_multiple_webpages. - Run
research_topicon RISC-V microcontroller developments and summarize findings.
How to install Nimrod
Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http nimrod https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcpPlatform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add nimrod --url https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"nimrod": {
"url": "https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"nimrod": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http nimrod https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcpStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about Nimrod
How to install Nimrod in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http nimrod https://nimrod.orchis.ai/mcp in your terminal. To use paid search features, include your account key in the authorization header.
What does Nimrod do?
It provides web search with source authority scores and extracts readable markdown from URLs. It also includes an automated research pipeline that searches, cleans, and merges data into a single output.
How does Nimrod Desktop differ from the hosted endpoint?
Nimrod Desktop executes web page extraction locally on your hardware, keeping visited pages private. The hosted endpoint requires zero local software installation beyond configuring the MCP URL.
