feat(integrations): add free Parallel Search MCP - #528
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I've merged current main and regenerated the integration index in 38fe194. Local validation on Python 3.12 passed 985 tests (25 skipped), and the anonymous Parallel search/fetch smoke test passed. The PR description now records the fresh results and Rowan's earlier local test report without claiming hosted UI testing. Could a maintainer add The fresh Tests, Check Extensions, and Deprecation deadlines runs also require approval for this fork. Could you approve those workflows? Once the readiness gate and CI pass, I'd appreciate a review of this catalog addition. |
HUMAN: Rowan reported on September 21, 2026 that his local merge and catalog rebuild passed 984 tests plus the live Parallel search/fetch test. No hosted UI testing is claimed.
Why
This adds free, keyless web search and page fetching to the shared integration catalog. OpenHands users can add Parallel Search through the normal MCP settings instead of entering its URL manually. I'm George from Parallel.
For context, Parallel Search Fast scores 80 F1 on Artificial Analysis's DeepSearchQA benchmark, and its Time per Task chart reports 18.5 seconds per task. Fast is also the mode used by anonymous Search MCP. These are search API benchmark results, not measured OpenHands performance.
Summary
Issue Number
Fixes #604
How to Test
uv sync --group test npm run build:integrations uv run pytest -q RUN_PARALLEL_MCP_LIVE=1 uv run pytest -q tests/test_live_integration_smoke.py -k parallelValidation after merging upstream
mainand regenerating the integration index on September 21, 2026: Python 3.12.13 with openhands-sdk 1.49.2 passed 985 tests, with 25 skipped. The anonymous live Parallel test passed search, page fetching, source-bearing results and invalid arguments. Extension sync and deprecation checks also passed; extension sync reported an existing non-blocking marketplace coverage warning forplugins/issue-duplicate-checker.Earlier validation with this package linked into Agent Canvas passed 52 focused component/helper tests, including credential-free installation and preservation of sibling servers. Those consumer tests were not rerun for this merge, and the full hosted UI was not exercised.
With this catalog version installed in Agent Canvas, open MCP settings, choose Parallel Search from the marketplace and add its no-auth connection. It uses
https://search.parallel.ai/mcpand requires no API key. The enabled server exposesweb_searchandweb_fetchthrough the existing MCP tool path.Video/Screenshots
No hosted UI recording was captured for this catalog and test change.
Notes
Search queries and fetched URLs are sent to Parallel's hosted service. Anonymous Search MCP is free for light use and rate-limited; model and hosting costs still apply. Availability in released clients follows the catalog release and consumer update.