Indexnow MCP Server

MCP server for instant URL indexing via IndexNow and Google Indexing API

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What is the Indexnow MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Indexnow MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP server for instant URL indexing via IndexNow and Google Indexing API.

The short version

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, and all MCP-compatible AI tools.

  • IndexNow — — Submit URLs to Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam simultaneously
  • Google Indexing API — — Request fast crawling from Google
  • Sitemap submission — — Parse XML sitemaps and submit all URLs
  • API key generator — — Generate IndexNow keys and verification files
  • Status checker — — Check Google indexing notification status
  • Batch support — — Submit up to 10,000 URLs at once

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 9 tools. What each one is for:

  • indexnow_submit — Submit URLs to IndexNow (Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam)
  • google_indexing_submit — Submit URLs to Google Indexing API
  • google_indexing_status — Check indexing notification status
  • indexnow_submit_sitemap — Fetch sitemap and submit all URLs to IndexNow
  • indexnow_generate_key — Generate an IndexNow API key and verification file
  • indexnow_list_engines — List all supported engines and endpoints
  • Feature — indexnow-mcp
  • Price — Free
  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Indexnow's toolset — indexnow_submit, google_indexing_submit, google_indexing_status and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by sharozdawa; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 9 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Indexnow.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
indexnow_submitSubmit URLs to IndexNow (Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam)
google_indexing_submitSubmit URLs to Google Indexing API
google_indexing_statusCheck indexing notification status
indexnow_submit_sitemapFetch sitemap and submit all URLs to IndexNow
indexnow_generate_keyGenerate an IndexNow API key and verification file
indexnow_list_enginesList all supported engines and endpoints
Featureindexnow-mcp
PriceFree
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Indexnow MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indexnow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "indexnow-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Indexnow to indexnow submit.
  • Use Indexnow to google indexing submit.
  • Use Indexnow to google indexing status.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Indexnow to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 9 tools (indexnow_submit, google_indexing_submit, google_indexing_status, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Indexnow directly.