you-free

# You.com Free Search MCP Use this skill for basic current web search when the task only needs search results and does not require authentication. ## Prerequisites The free You.com MCP server profile must be installed and connected before using this skill: - Server URL: `https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free` - Auth: none. Do not require `YDC_API_KEY` or OAuth. - Required tool: `you-search` If the task needs URL content extraction, cited research synthesis, finance, or livecrawl full-content search, use `you-web`, `you-research`, or `you-finance` instead. ## MCP server Use the You.com free MCP server profile at `https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free`. Required tool: - `you-search`: find current web sources and snippets. Before using this skill, check the MCP tools available in the current agent environment: - If `you-search` is available, use it directly. - If `you-search` is missing, tell the user the You.com free MCP server profile is unavailable, provide the server URL and auth requirement from the prerequisites above, and request approval before installing, connecting, or changing MCP configuration. - The free profile does not require You.com auth via `YDC_API_KEY` or OAuth. If an x402-aware MCP client receives an HTTP `402` with a `payment-required` header, treat it as a payment challenge, not a tool failure. Let the MCP client handle external payment and retry with `Authorization: Payment ...`, `x-payment`, or `payment-signature` headers when supported. Do no...