Search products, categories and pages, get suggestions, and delete index items in Searchanise. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Searchanise connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For e-commerce teams that run Searchanise search on their online store.
Run a search term as the results widget does, with optional filters. Then request the suggestions a shopper sees while typing that term.
Search a term with a filter, such as a size attribute or a price range. Read the matching products with their prices and quantities.
Read the index status, the full import state and the product count. Confirm that the latest product data is searchable.
Delete one product, category or page from the search index by its numeric id. The store catalog stays unchanged. The removal takes some minutes, and a re-import restores the item.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your Public API key (search) and Private key (index and deletes).
Find both keys in your Searchanise control panel (Smart Search & Filter). The public key runs searches. The private key reads the index status and deletes items from it. Both keys are used only to call the Searchanise API on your behalf.
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": {
"searchanise": {
"url": "https://searchanise.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"searchanise": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://searchanise.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 Public API key (search) and Private key (index and deletes). 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 |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per user | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Searchanise server only. Ask your AI to run searchanise_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 searchanise_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 searchanise_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
searchanise_searchsearchanise_autocompletesearchanise_get_index_statussearchanise_delete_productsearchanise_delete_categorysearchanise_delete_pagesearchanise_usage_statussearchanise_request_featuresearchanise_upgradesearchanise_cancel_subscriptionTest what shoppers see for a search term. Find products by a size or price filter. Check that new products are indexed. Remove a discontinued item from search. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Searchanise. The server calls the Searchanise API with your own Searchanise 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 Public API key (search) and Private key (index and deletes). See Before you connect for where to find them.
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 Public API key (search) and Private key (index and deletes). 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 Searchanise 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 Searchanise.
Yes, if you approve it. 3 of the 6 Searchanise tools can create or change data. The other 3 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
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 Searchanise server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run searchanise_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run searchanise_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 searchanise_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 searchanise_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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