Jina AI MCP Server

A remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Jina Reader, Search, Embeddings and Reranker APIs:

Remote server

What is the Jina AI MCP Server?

Jina AI is an MCP project maintained in the jina-ai/mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Jina Reader, Search, Embeddings and Reranker APIs”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Hosted connection

The maintainer’s configuration uses https://mcp.jina.ai/v1. Check the project’s account and authentication instructions when adding the endpoint to your client.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
primerGet current contextual information for localized, time-aware responses
read_urlRead a web page or PDF as markdown. Pass question for passages instead of the full body via Reader API
capture_screenshot_urlCapture a screenshot of a web page via Reader API
guess_datetime_urlGuess a page's publish or last-update datetime, with a confidence score
search_webSearch the web. Returns titles, URLs and engine snippets via Reader API
search_arxivSearch academic papers and preprints on arXiv repository via Reader API
search_ssrnSearch academic papers on SSRN (Social Science Research Network) via Reader API
search_imagesSearch the web for images via Reader API
search_jina_blogSearch Jina AI news and blog posts at jina.ai/news
sort_by_relevanceRerank documents by relevance to a query via Reranker API
deduplicate_stringsGet top-k semantically unique strings via Embeddings API and submodular optimization
extract_pdfExtract figures, tables, and equations from PDF documents (arXiv papers or any PDF URL) using layout detection
TagTools
searchsearch_web, search_arxiv, search_ssrn, search_images, search_jina_blog
readread_url, capture_screenshot_url
utilityprimer, guess_datetime_url, extract_pdf
reranksort_by_relevance, deduplicate_strings

How to install the Jina AI MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jina-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.jina.ai/v1",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer ${JINA_API_KEY}"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.