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Ninelayer

MCP search API for AI agents with authority-ranked, source-verified web results

Pricingfreemium
Best forDevelopers
ListedJun 2026
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Overview

Ninelayer provides search built for AI agents. It returns authority-ranked evidence packets from the live web via MCP, with source types, authority tiers, confidence scores, and compact Markdown output. It supports coding, research, support, and GTM workflows, and works with MCP-compatible tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, LangChain, and custom agents.

What is Ninelayer?

Ninelayer is an MCP search API for AI agents that returns authority-ranked evidence packets from the live web. It is built for coding, research, support, and GTM workflows, with integrations across popular MCP-compatible tools and a free plan plus paid Pro tier.

Key Features

Authority-ranked evidence packets from the live web
Source type classification with confidence and authority tiers
Compact Markdown output designed for agent context windows
MCP-native integration for MCP-compatible agents
URL extraction that strips banners and scripts into clean Markdown
Projects for private, persistent shared context across sessions

Pros

  • Works with common MCP-compatible agents and frameworks
  • Returns structured, citation-ready context instead of raw search blobs
  • Includes Projects for persistent team or agent memory
  • Offers a free plan and a $5/month Pro tier

Limitations

  • Requires a token for agent workflows
  • Public information does not show a GitHub repository
  • A2A support is not listed

Interoperability

Model Context Protocol
Natively supported for agent tool calling

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FAQs

What is Ninelayer?

Ninelayer is a search layer for AI agents that delivers authority-ranked evidence packets from the live web via MCP.

Does Ninelayer support MCP?

Yes. Ninelayer is MCP-native and works with MCP-compatible agents and frameworks.

Which tools integrate with Ninelayer?

Ninelayer supports tools including Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, LangChain, LlamaIndex, VS Code, Vercel AI, ChatGPT, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, Zed, and OpenCode.

What use cases does Ninelayer support?

Ninelayer is built for coding assistance, research, customer support, sales research, data extraction, and agent memory workflows.

What is the pricing model?

Ninelayer offers a free plan and a Pro plan starting at $5/month, with a 7-day Pro trial and no credit card required to start.

Is Ninelayer a Tavily or Exa alternative?

Yes. Ninelayer is positioned as an alternative for agent search workflows, with structured evidence packets and MCP delivery.

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