Semantic nearest-neighbour search over your datasets, plus indices and projections. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Nomic Atlas connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For data scientists and ML engineers who explore text and embedding datasets in Nomic Atlas.
The AI takes record ids from a dataset and returns their nearest neighbours in embedding space, with distances.
The AI finds your organization and the datasets it holds, then opens one to read its schema, size, indices and projections.
The AI reads the status of an index-building job. A search on an unbuilt map fails, so you can tell if it is ready.
The AI reads the field schema of one projection, which shows the columns available on its records.
The AI lists the tags on a projection and checks whether each tag has finished computing its membership. A tag still building gives partial results.
The login page asks for your Nomic Atlas API key.
Create one at atlas.nomic.ai → your profile → API keys. Your token is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"nomic-atlas": {
"url": "https://nomic-atlas.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"nomic-atlas": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://nomic-atlas.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Nomic Atlas API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Pro | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+ | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Nomic Atlas server only. Ask your AI to run nomic_atlas_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with nomic_atlas_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with nomic_atlas_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
nomic_get_usernomic_get_organizationnomic_get_datasetnomic_get_dataset_by_slugnomic_nearest_neighbors_by_idnomic_get_index_jobnomic_get_projection_schemanomic_list_tagsnomic_get_tag_statusnomic_atlas_usage_statusnomic_atlas_request_featurenomic_atlas_upgradenomic_atlas_cancel_subscriptionFind records that are similar to a given record. List the datasets of your organization. Check if an index is built before searching. See which fields a projection offers. Review the tags made on a map. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nomic Atlas. The server calls the Nomic Atlas API with your own Nomic Atlas access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your Nomic Atlas API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Nomic Atlas API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Nomic Atlas API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Nomic Atlas.
All 9 Nomic Atlas tools are marked read-only.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Nomic Atlas server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run nomic_atlas_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run nomic_atlas_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run nomic_atlas_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with nomic_atlas_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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