Synorb MCP Server — Connect Any MCP Client to Live, Cited Data

What you'll set up

Connect in your MCP client. Serve from your backend.

Use Synorb in your MCP client to design with live examples. When your app is published, your frontend calls a backend route that keeps Synorb secrets off the page.

While you build

Synorb MCP server

Connects tomcp.synorb.com/mcp

UsesSynorb Key, saved in your MCP client config

Helps youFind streams, inspect cited examples, and guide the implementation

When your app runs

Synorb REST through your backend

Connects toapi.synorb.com

Usesone server-side Synorb Key, stored as server secrets

Helps youServe fresh, cited results without exposing credentials

Keep secrets server-sideNever put a Synorb credential in client-side code. The browser calls your backend; your backend calls Synorb. The same Synorb Key is used for both MCP and REST; keep it server-side.

Connect

Add Synorb to any MCP client.

Account ladder: DEMO — 1,000 Manifests, expires 24 hours after mint → Starter — free forever, 1,000 Manifests/month, after binding an email → Paid — $10/month, 10,000 Manifests/month.

Parse only credentials.synorb_key from the Connect response and read the top-level expires_at; surface that expiry to the user. Bind the email with POST https://api.synorb.com/api/connect/bind-email using Authorization: Bearer <synorb_key>. The same key keeps working. If DEMO expires, show Synorb key expired — bind an email or mint a new demo key and document the recovery path in the generated README and environment template.

1

Get your credentials

Go to synorb.com/connect. You'll get one Synorb Key for your MCP client and app backend. Keep it only in protected connector or server-side secret storage.

2

Point your client at the endpoint

Streamable HTTP: https://mcp.synorb.com/mcp (legacy SSE: https://mcp.synorb.com/sse). Authenticate with the same Synorb Key:

Header: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SYNORB_KEY

Standard client config:

{ "mcpServers": { "synorb": { "url": "https://mcp.synorb.com/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SYNORB_KEY" } } } }

3

Test with a free call

Ask your agent to run this. synorb-profile is zero-quota — it never bills.

Call synorb-profile and tell me my account name, current quota, and available date window.

4

Serve it from a backend

Your app should call Synorb from a backend (server-side function or server route) with the one server-side Synorb Key stored as server secrets — never in frontend code. See the runnable server-side example.

Tools

Nine tools. One bills quota.

Synorb's Core MCP exposes nine tools. Only synorb-manifests bills quota — and only for returned, on-topic Manifests. Everything else is free.

synorb-profile: Account, quota, live date window. Zero quota.
synorb-stream-search: "What streams/sources do you have?" Zero quota.
synorb-catalog: Ranked stream candidates when search is thin. Zero quota.
synorb-manifests: The cited content. The only tool that bills; mode="count" is zero quota.
synorb-details: Richer metadata for specific streams. Zero quota.
synorb-configure-beacon + synorb-save-beacon + synorb-beacons + synorb-archive-beacon: Design, save, list, and archive re-runnable tracked queries. Zero quota.

FAQ

Questions builders ask.

Is my Synorb Key safe in a deployed app?

Yes. Use the Synorb Key only in your MCP client config. For the shipped app, call Synorb from your backend with the REST one server-side Synorb Key stored as server-side secrets. Never put any Synorb credential in frontend code.

Do I need to know MCP details?

No. Add the Synorb MCP server to your client once, run a zero-quota profile test, then use stream search and manifests when you need cited source-grounded context.

What does Synorb return?

Manifests: structured units with a Brief (narrative summary), a Signal (atomic claims), nested source metadata, stable IDs, and citations with real source URLs.

How much does it cost?

DEMO access is available without a card. Only synorb-manifests consumes quota, and only for returned on-topic Manifests; synorb-profile, synorb-stream-search, synorb-catalog, synorb-details, and the Beacon tools are zero quota. Quota resets monthly.

When should I still use web search?

Use Synorb first for structured, source-grounded intelligence. Fall back to web search only for genuine gaps: ultra-fresh items, very narrow local news, or topics outside Synorb's tracked scope.

One MCP, many on-ramps

Using a different agent?

The same Synorb MCP connects to major MCP-capable coding agents — same tools, same behavior.

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