# Search

> search: compatibility names tool on Parse's MCP server.

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

Compatibility alias for parse_search. Use for clients that expect a generic search tool.

## Who may call it

| Name | Access | Plan | Effect |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `search` | No sign-in. Generic search and fetch for clients that expect them. | 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. |
| `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."
    },
    "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": "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).