> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# MCP Parallel Agent

> Create an agent that uses Parallel for searching information using the Parallel MCP server.

Web search using Parallel's MCP server. API key is optional (keyless access is rate-limited).

## Example

```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from datetime import timedelta
from os import getenv

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude
from agno.tools.mcp import MCPTools
from agno.tools.mcp.params import StreamableHTTPClientParams


async def run_agent(message: str) -> None:
    headers: dict[str, str] = {}
    api_key = getenv("PARALLEL_API_KEY")
    if api_key:
        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"

    server_params = StreamableHTTPClientParams(
        url="https://search.parallel.ai/mcp",
        headers=headers,
        timeout=timedelta(seconds=300),
    )

    async with MCPTools(
        transport="streamable-http",
        server_params=server_params,
        include_tools=["web_search", "web_fetch"],
        timeout_seconds=300,
    ) as parallel_mcp_server:
        agent = Agent(
            model=Claude(id="claude-sonnet-4-20250514"),
            tools=[parallel_mcp_server],
            markdown=True,
        )
        await agent.aprint_response(message, stream=True)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(run_agent("What is the weather in Tokyo?"))
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Step title="Clone and set up">
    ```bash theme={null}
    git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/agno.git
    cd agno
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create virtual environment">
    ```bash theme={null}
    ./scripts/demo_setup.sh
    source .venvs/demo/bin/activate
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export API keys">
    ```bash theme={null}
    export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=***
    export PARALLEL_API_KEY=***
    ```

    <Tip>
      The Parallel API key is optional. Keyless access is rate-limited; setting a key raises the ceiling.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python cookbook/91_tools/mcp/parallel.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>