# Search Parse AI visibility data

> parse_search: public lookups tool on Parse's MCP server.

HTML: https://parse.gl/docs/mcp/tools/parse_search · Site index: https://parse.gl/llms.txt

Discover brands, competitors, buyer topics and markets in the free public AI visibility index. For one named brand or website, use parse_check_brand directly. Search returns bounded candidates, domain/family context, source links and exact follow-up arguments; it does not claim complete coverage. Narrow the query if needed.

## Who may call it

| Name | Access | Plan | Effect |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `parse_search` | No sign-in. Anyone may look up any brand, topic or market. | Any, no account | Reads only |

## Input

| Argument | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | yes | A brand name, a website, a market, a topic or a question. |
| `types` | array of brands \| topics \| questions \| markets | no | Which kinds to return; omit for all three. Questions select the topics they belong to. |
| `limit` | number | no | min 1, max 10 |

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A brand name, a website, a market, a topic or a question."
    },
    "types": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Which kinds to return; omit for all three. Questions select the topics they belong to.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "brands",
          "topics",
          "questions",
          "markets"
        ]
      }
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 10
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ]
}
```

## Example call

POST to `https://mcp.parse.gl/mcp` with `Content-Type: application/json` and `Accept: application/json, text/event-stream`:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "parse_search",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "<query>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Limits

Every request: 100 per 10 seconds and 120 a minute per network address. Without sign-in, reads of one brand, topic or question in full: 20 a minute. All limits are on [Plans and limits](https://parse.gl/docs/limits).