Dumpling AI MCP Server 🔍

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that connects AI assistants like Claude to Dumpling AI's powerful search and web tools API.

What is MCP? 🤔

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a system that lets AI applications connect to external tools and data sources. It provides a clear and safe way for AI assistants to work with local services and APIs while keeping the user in control.

Features ✨

This MCP server provides the following tools:

• get-youtube-transcript: Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos
• search: Perform Google web searches and optionally scrape content from results
• get-autocomplete: Get Google search autocomplete suggestions
• search-maps: Perform Google Maps searches
• search-places: Perform Google Places searches
• search-news: Perform Google News searches
• get-google-reviews: Fetch Google reviews for a place

Prerequisites 📋

Before you begin, ensure you have:

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• An Dumpling AI API key

Installation 🛠️

NPM Installation

npm install -g mcp-server-dumplingai

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Dumpling-AI/mcp-server-dumplingai.git
cd mcp-server-dumplingai

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the project:

npm run build

Configuration ⚙️

Environment Variables

• DUMPLING_API_KEY: Your Dumpling AI API key (required)

Configuring with Claude Desktop

1. Open your Claude Desktop configuration:

# macOS
code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

# Windows
code %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the Dumpling AI server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dumplingai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-dumplingai"],
      "env": {
        "DUMPLING_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.

Usage 🎯

Once configured, you can ask Claude to use Dumpling AI tools. Here are some example prompts:

Can you fetch and summarize the transcript from this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Search for recent developments in quantum computing and summarize the key findings.

What are the most popular places to visit in New York according to Google Maps?

Troubleshooting 🔧

Common Issues

1. API Key Issues

   • Confirm your DUMPLING_API_KEY is valid
   • Check the DUMPLING_API_KEY is correctly set in your configuration
   • Verify there are no spaces or quotes around the API key

2. Connection Issues

   • Restart Claude Desktop completely
   • Check Claude Desktop logs

License

ISC