Kagi (official)
Score = points from 5 automated checks. Not a quality or security rating. Methodology
- Install20/20
- Handshake30/30
- Maintenance5/25
- Docs15/15
- License10/10
Score 80/100 · Tools 2 · Token cost ~926 · Compare · Last tested 2026-10-23 · Version tested 1.0.2 · Package kagimcp · Repo kagisearch/kagimcp
Summary: Kagi (official) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 2 tools.
Evidence summary
- Handshake
- pass
- Tools listed
- 2
- Token cost
- ~926 tokens (est.)
- API key
- Needs a key
- Tested
- 2026-10-23
Test results
| Test | Result | Points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| install | pass | 20 | uv pip install kagimcp (Python venv, Linux) succeeded in 1s. |
| handshake | pass | 30 | MCP initialize + tools/list over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 2 tools listed in 2.2s. |
| maintenance | partial | 5 | Repo pushed 107 days before test. |
| docs | pass | 15 | README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; mcpServers config example present. Automated check of the package's own README (PyPI long_description (package README)). |
| license | pass | 10 | MIT (OSI-approved). |
Local-model readiness
Schema context cost: ~926 tokens for 2 tools (3,957 bytes) · about 11% of an 8k context. Method: tiktoken cl100k_base over compact JSON of name+description+inputSchema (approximate).
Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): high.
Small-model task runs: Not yet tested.
What we tested and what we didn't
Tested on 2026-10-23
- Install from the registry
- MCP handshake (
initialize+tools/list) with no credentials - Maintenance signals (last push, archived/deprecated status)
- Docs (README length, install and config example)
- License (OSI-approved or not)
- Tool-schema token cost (estimate)
Not tested
- Security: not audited (no code review, no permission or data-flow analysis)
- Real tasks (no functional task runs yet)
- Behaviour with real credentials or a real account
- Performance, rate limits or load
- Correctness of results beyond the listed tasks
Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that it is safe to give it access to your data.
Raw test record (JSON)
{
"name": "kagimcp",
"version": "1.0.2",
"registry": "pypi",
"status": "working",
"tested": "2026-10-23",
"tools_count": 2,
"tools_schema_tokens_est": 926,
"deprecated": false,
"archived": false,
"tests": {
"install": [
"pass",
20,
"`uv pip install kagimcp` (Python venv, Linux) succeeded in 1s."
],
"handshake": [
"pass",
30,
"MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 2 tools listed in 2.2s."
],
"maintenance": [
"partial",
5,
"Repo pushed 107 days before test."
],
"docs": [
"pass",
15,
"README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Automated check of the package's own README (PyPI long_description (package README))."
],
"license": [
"pass",
10,
"MIT (OSI-approved)."
]
}
}Install
uvx kagimcp
Tools listed
kagi_search_fetch, kagi_extract
Config used in our test
{
"mcpServers": {
"kagi-official": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"kagimcp"
]
}
}
}Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.
Setup
Env var required for real use (per its README): KAGI_API_KEY
- Install. Run
uv pip install kagimcp(Python venv). This is the exact command we ran on 2026-10-23. - Configure. Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config and set KAGI_API_KEY.
- Verify. Restart the client and check that tools/list returns tools (2 in our test).
{
"mcpServers": {
"kagi-official": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"kagimcp"
],
"env": {
"KAGI_API_KEY": "<your key>"
}
}
}
}Test history
No dated events yet.
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FAQ
Is Kagi (official) deprecated?
No. kagimcp was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-10-23.
What replaces Kagi (official)?
Nothing; Kagi (official) is not deprecated as of 2026-10-23.
Does Kagi (official) need an API key?
The handshake works without a key; real use needs KAGI_API_KEY.
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