# CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data (npm · crustapi-mcp)

Live Google + public LinkedIn data: search, maps, profiles, companies, jobs. Pay only for results.

- Trust score: 77/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +33
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `crustapi-mcp`: 77/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-crustapi-search/crustapi-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-crustapi-search/crustapi-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `crustapi-mcp`
- Version: `0.3.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to CrustAPI/crustapi-mcp).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 18 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 62/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 743 tokens (~185/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add com-crustapi-search -- npx -y crustapi-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add com-crustapi-search -- npx -y crustapi-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-crustapi-search": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "crustapi-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-crustapi-search --command npx --arg -y --arg crustapi-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-crustapi-search:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "crustapi-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-crustapi-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "crustapi-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 76, +57)

- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Provenance: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] The attested source repository moved: CrustAPI/crustapi-mcp
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 19, −25)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-27 (score 44)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `search` (~234 tokens)

Search Google (any surface)

Search any Google surface via CrustAPI and get clean, structured JSON. Choose the surface with `type`: web (organic results), maps (local businesses with ratings/phone/website), places (lean local pack), news, shopping, images, videos, scholar, patents, or autocomplete (query suggestions). Results come back in a stable, serper-compatible shape. One credit per successful result; empty results are free.

Input parameters:

- `gl` (string): Country code (us, gb, de, ...). Default us. Not used by maps.
- `hl` (string): Language code (en, es, ...). Default en.
- `limit` (integer): type=maps only: how many businesses to return (default 20; 1 credit each).
- `location` (string): City/region for web and maps, e.g. 'Austin, TX'.
- `page` (integer): Result page (default 1).
- `q` (string, required): The search query, e.g. 'best crm software' or 'dentists in miami'.
- `type` (string, required): Which Google surface to query.

Output parameters:

- `answerBox` (object): Featured answer when Google shows one.
- `credits` (number): Credits charged for this call.
- `images` (array): Images with direct URLs (images).
- `knowledgeGraph` (object): Knowledge panel when Google shows one.
- `news` (array): News articles with source, date, and image (news).
- `organic` (array): Organic results (web, scholar, patents).
- `peopleAlsoAsk` (array): Related questions (web).
- `places` (array): Businesses with ratings, phone, website (maps, places).
- `relatedSearches` (array): Related queries (web).
- `searchParameters` (object): Echo of the query that was run.
- `shopping` (array): Products with price and merchant (shopping).
- `suggestions` (array): Query suggestions (autocomplete).
- `videos` (array): Videos with direct thumbnails (videos).

### `scrape_webpage` (~81 tokens)

Scrape a web page

Fetch any URL and get back clean readable text, page metadata, and JSON-LD, ready for RAG. One credit per successful scrape; a failed fetch is free.

Input parameters:

- `includeMarkdown` (boolean): Also return the page rendered as Markdown.
- `url` (string, required): The page URL to scrape, e.g. 'https://example.com/article'.

Output parameters:

- `credits` (number): Credits charged for this call.
- `jsonLd` (array): Structured JSON-LD found on the page.
- `markdown` (string): Page as Markdown, when includeMarkdown=true.
- `metadata` (object): Page metadata (og tags, description, author).
- `text` (string): Clean readable text of the page.
- `title` (string): Page title.
- `url` (string): The scraped URL.

### `get_reviews` (~174 tokens)

Get Google reviews for a place

Get Google reviews for a business. Identify the place by placeId, cid, or fid, or just pass a business-name query `q` and CrustAPI resolves it. Supports sorting and pagination. One credit per successful call.

Input parameters:

- `cid` (string): Google customer id.
- `fid` (string): Google feature id (0x..:0x..).
- `nextPageToken` (string): Cursor from a previous response to fetch the next page.
- `num` (integer): Reviews per page (default 20, max 50).
- `placeId` (string): Google place id (ChIJ...).
- `q` (string): Business name to resolve to a place (use this OR placeId/cid/fid).
- `sortBy` (string): Review sort order (default mostRelevant).

Output parameters:

- `credits` (number): Credits charged for this call.
- `nextPageToken` (string): Cursor for the next page of reviews.
- `place` (object): The resolved place (name, address, rating).
- `reviews` (array): Reviews with rating, text, author, and date.

### `linkedin` (~254 tokens)

Get LinkedIn data (profiles, companies, posts, jobs, people)

Get public LinkedIn data via CrustAPI as clean structured JSON. Choose the surface with `type`: profile (a person's full public profile by URL, with work history, education, and skills), company (company details by URL), posts (recent posts from a profile or company URL), jobs (search listings by keywords + optional location, or one job's full detail by URL), or search (find people by keywords; add enrich=true to return each person's full profile). One credit per successful result; empty results are free.

Input parameters:

- `comments` (boolean): type=posts: also return per-post comment counts.
- `employees` (boolean): type=company: also return a sample of employees.
- `enrich` (boolean): type=search: also fetch each person's full profile (1 credit per profile).
- `keywords` (string): Search keywords (jobs, search).
- `limit` (integer): Max results (posts, jobs, search).
- `location` (string): Location filter for job search (jobs).
- `type` (string, required): Which LinkedIn surface to query.
- `url` (string): A linkedin.com/in/ or /company/ URL (profile, company, posts), or a job URL (jobs).

Output parameters:

- `company` (object): Company details (type=company).
- `creditsRemaining` (number): Credits left after this call.
- `jobs` (array): Job listings, or one job's detail (type=jobs).
- `people` (array): People results (type=search).
- `posts` (array): Recent posts (type=posts).
- `profile` (object): A public profile (type=profile).

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-crustapi-search/crustapi-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 77
- 2026-08-02: 76
- 2026-08-01: 19
- 2026-07-31: 19
- 2026-07-30: 44
- 2026-07-28: 44
- 2026-07-27: 44

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/crustapi-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/crustapi-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/CrustAPI/crustapi-mcp
- Website: https://crustapi.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-crustapi-search/crustapi-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-crustapi-search/crustapi-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-crustapi-search/crustapi-mcp