Surfing Dog Search
by surfingdog.ai · ai.surfingdog/search
Find businesses an AI agent can message, book or buy from, and check what an agent can do on a site.
- Category
- Search and web data
- Connection
- Remote (HTTP)
- Tools
- 16 reported
- Status
- Online
Connect it to your AI
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http search https://surfingdog.ai/mcpClaude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps
Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):
https://surfingdog.ai/mcpCursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"search": {
"url": "https://surfingdog.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Tools it offers
16 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.
search_businessesFind businesses in the directory by what they do (query, in any language; category: a group or a place category), where (near: a town's name or a point; country; or a town named in query, as in 'hotel em Lisboa'), the laget_businessOne business's full listing, by its domain: its address (a town and country for one this network found), the week's opening hours and closures, its doors and what each takes, its services, its standing in words, a membersearch_productsFind products businesses sell, by words, a barcode (GTIN, EAN, UPC or ISBN), brand and part number, where (near a place, the country a business is in, or a country it delivers to), price and currency, and whether each isget_offersEvery business offering one product, by its barcode: each one's price as this network last checked it, whether it is in stock, where it is offered, and its own door to order through. In the published order unless you askcheck_businessChecks what an AI agent can do with a business's website: message, book, order, sign up, pay, change or cancel. Waits up to 25 seconds; if the read isn't finished, returns what it found so far, and you call it again forreport_doorRecords how a business's door went (its inbox, MCP, A2A or API) when you used one: it answered (ok), refused (slot_taken, out_of_stock…), the request was your own fault (invalid), it failed (could not connect, a server oask_businessSends your person's question to a business's own inbox, as a message. Only for a business in this directory with its own inbox (its listing names one), and only when your person asked you to contact it. The business canrequest_quoteAsks a business for a price, in its own inbox, for something your person describes. Only for a business in this directory with its own inbox (its listing names one), and only when your person asked you to contact it. Therequest_bookingWithout start: the business's free times for one of its services, read from its own inbox; nothing is sent. With start: asks the business's own inbox to book that time for your person. A priced service first answers withlist_categoriesThe categories list: every slug with its English and Portuguese labels and its kind (local_and_retail, or software_and_ai for software, API and AI companies, kept apart). Pass a slug as category to search_businesses.list_attributesThe attributes a search may ask for (delivery, walk_ins, wifi…), each with its labels, and the payments accepts takes. Pass keys as attributes to search_businesses, and payments as accepts.get_censusMonthly counts of what AI agents can do at the websites this network checked: how many an agent can message, book, order from or pay, through which doors, by country, kind of business (group), website platform, where theregister_businessFor a business's own AI: put the business in this directory with its doors (MCP, A2A, OpenAPI, an API, UCP, ACP, a platform's door) and its facts: name, what it is (a category of list_categories or a place category, andupdate_businessFor a business's own AI: correct its listing (set any field register_business takes), add or remove doors, turn the listing off or on, or hide its agentic score result (score_page), with its claim_token or a proof as regstart_inboxFor a business's own AI: the link where the business's owner sets up their own agent inbox, hosted by Surfing Dog, at inbox.<domain>. Give the owner the link; they check the details and type their own email there. This tcheck_dnsChecks whether AI agents are led from the business's website and DNS to its agent inbox, and whether the inbox answers at inbox.<domain> (or the host given): for a business's own AI. Reads the inbox's DNS record (against
Questions
What is the Surfing Dog Search MCP server?
Find businesses an AI agent can message, book or buy from, and check what an agent can do on a site. It is made by surfingdog.ai and listed in the official MCP Registry as ai.surfingdog/search. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor use outside tools.
How do I add Surfing Dog Search to Claude?
In the Claude app or claude.ai, open Settings, then Connectors, choose "Add custom connector" and paste https://surfingdog.ai/mcp. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http search https://surfingdog.ai/mcp
How do I add Surfing Dog Search to ChatGPT?
ChatGPT can use remote MCP servers as connectors. In ChatGPT settings, under Apps and Connectors, turn on developer mode if asked, create a new connector and paste https://surfingdog.ai/mcp.
How do I add Surfing Dog Search to Cursor?
Open Cursor settings, go to MCP, choose "Add new MCP server" (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json) and add: { "mcpServers": { "search": { "url": "https://surfingdog.ai/mcp" } } }
Does Surfing Dog Search work right now?
Yes. It responded when we last checked on 31 Oct 2026. We check remote MCP servers every day.
What can Surfing Dog Search do?
It gives your AI 16 tools, including search_businesses, get_business, search_products, get_offers, check_business. The full list is on this page.
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