Yandex Search: skills, MCP and CLI

Yandex Search can be accessed by AI agents primarily through MCP servers and skills that enable web, image, and generative search, as well as related tools like Wordstat and Webmaster.

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How to connect Yandex Search to an agent

What the access level means

Install with one command

npx skillfoxx add mcp/seyka-ai-yandex-tools-mcp

Example for “yandex-tools-mcp”. Any tool installs the same way, by its catalog address. The CLI checks the recipe signature and writes the agent settings itself.

Russian agents

Compatibility from the agent docs

MCP servers

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Five MCP servers for Yandex APIs: Wordstat, Search, Webmaster, Metrika and Direct, plus a Claude Code plugin with skills

Broad access70Repository stars

An unofficial Playwright-based MCP server that searches Yandex through a browser with authenticated cookies, extracting and ranking page content for an agent

Broad access4Repository stars

A self-hosted MCP for Yandex Search API v2: web, image and generative search across all six Yandex indexes

Extended access4Repository stars

An MCP server for the paid XMLRiver service: Google and Yandex SERP parsing, Wordstat frequency and suggestions in one package

Extended access3Repository stars

An MCP server for the OpenSERP search platform: web and image search across several engines including Yandex, plus page text extraction

Extended access3Repository stars

Plugins

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SERP, Wordstat, GSC, GA4, Yandex Webmaster, Metrika and A-Parser: eight read-only MCP servers with strict JSON and multi-account support for Claude Code

Extended access8Repository stars

A Claude Code plugin for the official Yandex Cloud Search API: classic and generative search of the Russian web, plus a dedicated Haiku agent

Extended access3Repository stars

Yandex image search skill via Apify

claude-skill-yandex-image-search-api

An agent skill: full-size image URLs from Yandex Images via an Apify actor, with color, size and site filters

Extended access

Yandex search API skill via Apify

claude-skill-yandex-search-api

An agent skill: the full Yandex SERP as JSON with no official API key, via the Apify Yandex Search Scraper actor

Extended access

Skills

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A skill for Claude Code and Codex: one query goes to 52 search channels and the results merge into one deduplicated JSON

Extended access772Repository stars

A community collection of Apify skills: ready routes to Actors for leads, jobs, prices, ads, Reddit and Yandex search

Broad access294Repository stars

Five cache-first shell skills for Direct, Metrika, Webmaster, Wordstat and Search API, with Claude choosing which one to run

Broad access17Repository stars

Yandex rank tracker skill via Apify

claude-skill-yandex-rank-tracker

A skill that uses a third-party Apify scraper to pull a site's Yandex ranking for a keyword, domain and region

Extended access

In short

For general search queries, the "Union Search" skill merges results from 52 channels into one deduplicated JSON and works with Claude Code and Codex agents. Other tools include MCP servers for Yandex Search API v2, browser automation, and combined search platforms, supporting agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, Koda, Coddy, and others.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there an official MCP for Yandex Search?

No MCP server is marked as official from Yandex. The most popular community MCP is "yandex-tools-mcp" with 70 repository stars, offering wide access to multiple Yandex APIs including Search.

How to connect Yandex Search to Claude Code or Cursor?

Use MCP servers like "yandex-tools-mcp" or "Yandex Search API v2 MCP server" for Claude Code and Cursor. Skills such as "Union Search" and "Awesome Apify Skills" also support Claude Code and Cursor for search queries.

Which MCP for Yandex Search should I choose?

"yandex-tools-mcp" provides wide access without VPN and supports multiple Yandex APIs. For browser-based search, "Yandex Search MCP via browser automation" offers authenticated cookie access. For API v2, "Yandex Search API v2 MCP server" supports web, image, and generative search with extended access.

Is it safe to give an agent access to Yandex Search?

Most MCP servers offer wide or extended access levels; some operate without VPN, such as "yandex-tools-mcp" and "Yandex Search API v2 MCP server." Evaluate access scope and agent permissions accordingly.

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