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Give AI Assistant and Junie real-time web search, content extraction, and citation-backed research through the You.com MCP Server.

Supported IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, RubyMine, PhpStorm, RustRover, CLion, DataGrip, and other JetBrains IDEs with AI Assistant enabled.

Requirements: AI Assistant plugin installed and active subscription (or trial).

Quick setup

1

Open MCP settings

Go to Settings → Tools → AI Assistant → Model Context Protocol (MCP), then click + to add a new server.

2

Add the You.com server

Select As JSON and paste:

1{
2  "mcpServers": {
3    "you-com": {
4      "url": "https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free"
5    }
6  }
7}

Click OK. The server appears in your MCP list with a status indicator.

This uses our free tier: 100 web searches per day, no signup.

3

Verify in AI Assistant chat

Open the AI Assistant chat panel. Tool calls will route through MCP automatically when relevant. To force a tool call:

Use the you-com MCP server to search for the latest Kotlin Multiplatform release.

Higher rate limits + full toolset

For unlimited queries plus you-contents and you-research:

1{
2  "mcpServers": {
3    "you-com": {
4      "url": "https://api.you.com/mcp",
5      "headers": {
6        "Authorization": "Bearer YDC-YOUR-API-KEY"
7      }
8    }
9  }
10}

Get a key at you.com/platform.

Quick demo

Search for benchmarks comparing Kotlin coroutines vs Java virtual threads, with citations.
Extract the content from https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform.html and summarize the main concepts.

Troubleshooting

  • MCP option missing from settings — confirm AI Assistant plugin is installed and you have an active subscription. MCP support requires a recent AI Assistant version (2024.3+).
  • Server connects but tools don’t fire — JetBrains AI Assistant prefers built-in tools by default. Explicitly mention the server in your prompt to route through MCP.
  • 401 with API key — verify Authorization header is exactly Bearer YDC-... with one space; no smart quotes from copy-paste.
  • Server status red after add — restart the IDE. JetBrains’ in-app reload of MCP config is unreliable; full restart resolves most issues.

For team-wide setup, JetBrains supports project-scoped MCP config in .idea/mcp.xml. See the JetBrains MCP docs for sharing config across a repo.