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You.com MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to You.com and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 11 You.com actions (9 reads and 2 writes) and holds the You.com credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces You.com's limits and records every call.

Connect You.com free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

11actionsin one signed file
9readlook, never change
2writecreate and update
0wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect You.com in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect You.com.
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- api_keyYou.com API key: sign in at https://you.com/platform, open API Keys and create a key (new accounts get free credits;…
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "you_com" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "you_com.models.list" }# list inference router models · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "you_com.chat_completions.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

You.com at a glance

Sign-in: API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide: api_key
Limits we pace to: 5 calls a second, per connection
API covered: You.com APIs v1 (OpenAPI 3.1, per API)api.you.com
Built from: You.com's documentation, read 23 October 2026you.com you.com you.com
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 6 of 9 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 1, so ask can line You.com up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in You.com.

11 actions in 10 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

9readlook, never change
2writecreate and update
0destructivewait for a confirmation

Research
2
2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Run a research request · Get a background research task
Answer
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Answer a question with web citations
Billing
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Get account credit balance
Chat completions
1
0 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Create a chat completion
Contents
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Fetch web page contents
Finance research
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Run a finance research request
Images
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search images
Messages
1
0 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Create a message (Anthropic format)

2 more areas · 2 actions

Models 1
Search 1

Top actions

The You.com API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 2 of You.com's 2 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`you_com.chat_completions.create`Create a chat completion	Creates a model response for a chat conversation.	write	`analytics.inference.create`17 connectors
`you_com.search.web`Search the web and news	Returns a list of unified search results from web and news sources.	read	`platform.search_result.search`18 connectors
`you_com.contents.get`Fetch web page contents	Returns the content of the web pages.	read	this connector
`you_com.models.list`List inference router models	Lists the models your API key can call.	read	this connector
`you_com.research.run`Run a research request	Returns comprehensive research-grade answers with multi-step reasoning.	read	this connector
`you_com.answer.create`Answer a question with web citations	Returns a synthesized answer with citations from web search results.	read	this connector
`you_com.images.search`Search images	Returns a list of images hits for query.	read	this connector
`you_com.messages.create`Create a message (Anthropic format)	Creates a model response for an Anthropic-format conversation.	write	this connector
`you_com.finance_research.run`Run a finance research request	Returns comprehensive finance-grade research answers with multi-step reasoning.	read	this connector
`you_com.research.task_get`Get a background research task	Get the status or result of a background research task.	read	this connector
`you_com.billing.account_balance`Get account credit balance	Returns the current credit balance for the billing entity.	read	this connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the You.com actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
List inference router models in You.com and tell me what stands out.
callsyou_com.models.list
Writewrite
Create a chat completion in You.com. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callsyou_com.chat_completions.create

Governance for You.com

Every write can wait for a yes.

None of You.com's actions is destructive. A key can still be held to reads, capped, and set so a person confirms every write.

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "you-com-agent",  allowed_actions: ["you_com.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes"}

Illustrative. Scoped to You.com only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed.

Cost

What You.com costs on actionlake.

Every You.com action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call You.com refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 11 You.com actions
11actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
6reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

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Action index

Every You.com action.

11 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Research2

you_com.research.runRun a research requestread
you_com.research.task_getGet a background research taskread

Answer1

you_com.answer.createAnswer a question with web citationsread

Billing1

you_com.billing.account_balanceGet account credit balanceread

Chat completions1

you_com.chat_completions.createCreate a chat completionwrite

Contents1

you_com.contents.getFetch web page contentsread

Finance research1

you_com.finance_research.runRun a finance research requestread

Images1

you_com.images.searchSearch imagesread

Messages1

you_com.messages.createCreate a message (Anthropic format)write

Models1

you_com.models.listList inference router modelsread

Search1

you_com.search.webSearch the web and newsread

Questions

The You.com MCP server, answered.

Is there a You.com MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 11 You.com actions across research, answer, billing and chat completions, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by You.com.

What do I need to connect You.com?

You.com API key: sign in at https://you.com/platform, open API Keys and create a key (new accounts get free credits;…. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "you_com" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent change things in You.com?

Only if its key allows it. 2 You.com actions write, and none is destructive. A key can be limited to reads, capped, and set so a person confirms every write.

Will an AI agent use up my You.com API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the You.com service file: 5 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (6 You.com actions can be), which never reaches You.com.

What does a You.com action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (11 You.com actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls You.com refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which You.com API does it cover?

The You.com APIs v1 (OpenAPI 3.1, per API) at api.you.com. It is built from You.com's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 11 actions in 10 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my You.com data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your You.com credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent You.com today.

Connect You.com free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

You.com MCP server for AI agents.

Connect You.com in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect You.com.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in You.com.

Research

Answer

Billing

Chat completions

Contents

Finance research

Images

Messages