> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.truefoundry.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Set up Anakin MCP Server > Connect Anakin, a web-data platform for AI agents, as an official remote MCP server on the TrueFoundry MCP Gateway for governed scraping, search, crawling, and browser automation. [Anakin](https://anakin.io) is a web-data platform for AI agents. It offers scraping, search, crawling, deep research, structured extraction (Wire), website monitoring, AI-visibility checks, and AI browser automation. Register its official remote MCP server on the TrueFoundry MCP Gateway so your agents can use Anakin through governed access. ## Using Anakin through the MCP Gateway The [TrueFoundry MCP Gateway](https://www.truefoundry.com/docs/ai-gateway/mcp/mcp-overview.md) centralizes access to Anakin - agents connect through one endpoint instead of maintaining separate server configurations per client. When you use Anakin MCP server through the AI Gateway, TrueFoundry provides: * **Authentication** - Clients [authenticate inbound](https://www.truefoundry.com/docs/ai-gateway/mcp/mcp-gateway-auth-security.md#inbound-authentication) to the AI Gateway with a Personal Access Token, Virtual Account, or IDE OAuth flow. For [outbound access](https://www.truefoundry.com/docs/ai-gateway/mcp/mcp-gateway-auth-security.md#outbound-authentication), the AI Gateway runs Anakin's OAuth 2.1 Authorization Code flow with Dynamic Client Registration and PKCE so each user authorizes their own Anakin account. * **Tool-level access control** - You can selectively enable or disable individual Anakin tools from the TrueFoundry UI. * **Access control** - [Collaborators and role-based policies](https://www.truefoundry.com/docs/ai-gateway/mcp/mcp-gateway-auth-security.md#access-control) define who can use the server and which tools they can invoke. Enable or disable individual Anakin tools from the server detail page. * **Observability** - Tool calls are traced with caller identity, tool name, inputs, and latency. Monitor server- and tool-level usage in [MCP Metrics](https://www.truefoundry.com/docs/ai-gateway/analytics-mcp-metrics.md) and export traces to your observability stack via OpenTelemetry. * **Guardrails** - Apply [pre-tool and post-tool guardrails](https://www.truefoundry.com/docs/ai-gateway/guardrails-overview.md) on MCP tool calls. ## Prerequisites * A TrueFoundry account with permission to add MCP servers. * An Anakin account with available credits. You can sign up for free at the [Anakin Dashboard](https://anakin.io/dashboard) (300 credits, no card required). Tool calls consume credits from the organization chosen for the connection. ## Adding Anakin MCP server to TrueFoundry **1. Open the MCP Server catalog** Navigate to **MCP Servers** in the TrueFoundry sidebar and click **Add new MCP Server**. On the next screen, select **Connect Official Remote MCP Servers** - this lists official, vetted remote MCP servers that you connect with your own auth. **2. Add Anakin** Search for **anakin** (or filter by **Research**), find the **anakin** card, and click **+ Add**. TrueFoundry opens the Anakin MCP server detail page with the server URL pre-filled. ![Add new MCP Server catalog filtered to Research with the anakin card highlighted](https://mintcdn.com/truefoundry/8wLRW_WqXTZ1HV55/images/docs/ai-gateway/anakin-catalog-add.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=8wLRW_WqXTZ1HV55\&q=85\&s=6993811839a87378b22a022dbb239b93) **3. Configure the server** TrueFoundry pre-fills the server details for Anakin: | Field | Value | | - | - | | **Name** | `anakin` | | **Description** | Anakin gives AI agents live web data - scrape, search, crawl, monitor, and automate browsers. | | **URL** | `https://mcp.anakin.io/mcp` | Add **Collaborators** - the users and teams that can use or manage this server - and assign each an **MCP Server Manager** or **MCP Server User** role. **4. Authenticate** Anakin uses OAuth 2.1 with Dynamic Client Registration and PKCE (`S256`), so you do not need to paste an API key or create an OAuth app. Leave **Client ID** and **Client Secret** blank - DCR issues them at connection time. The requested scopes are `openid`, `offline_access`, and `anakin:tools`. 1. Save the MCP server, then open the **Tools** tab and click **Connect Now**. 2. Sign in to Anakin with Google or email and password. 3. Approve the consent screen. Anakin issues a dedicated, revocable key scoped to your account. Each user connects once with their own Anakin identity. **5. Verify tools** After connecting, the **Tools** tab lists Anakin's available tools - scrape, search, map, crawl, deep research, Wire actions, monitors, AI visibility, sessions, and browser tasks. Write tools that change state are annotated so your MCP client can ask for confirmation before each call. Click **Try** on any tool to test it and inspect the JSON output before using it in an agent. ## Connecting to an MCP Client Open the **How To Use** tab on the Anakin server detail page for your tenant-specific Gateway URL and ready-to-paste client snippets - don't build the endpoint manually. The tab includes snippets for Claude Code, VS Code, Claude Web, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, and the Python and TypeScript MCP SDKs. Use **Show API Key** if your client requires a Gateway token in a header. ## Using the Tool Playground Before deploying an agent, you can test any Anakin MCP server tool directly in TrueFoundry: **1. Open a tool** On the Anakin MCP server detail page, click **Try** next to any tool - for example `scrape`. **2. Fill in the inputs** Provide the tool's inputs, such as the `url` of the page to scrape (for example `https://example.com`) and any format or extraction options the tool exposes. **3. Execute and inspect** Click **Execute Tool** and inspect the JSON output in the right panel. ## Tool Metrics The **Tool Metrics** tab on the Anakin server detail page tracks how agents use each tool: * **Invocation count** - which tools are called most often * **Latency** - how long each tool takes to respond * **Error rates** - which tools are failing in production See [MCP Metrics](https://www.truefoundry.com/docs/ai-gateway/analytics-mcp-metrics.md) for server- and tool-level dashboards across your Gateway. ## Disabling Individual Tools On the **Tools** tab, toggle off any Anakin tools your agents don't need: * **Disabled tools** are hidden from MCP clients and cannot be invoked. * **Enabled tools** remain available to agents as usual. For example, disable write tools to keep an agent read-only on scraped and search content. See [MCP Tool Management](https://www.truefoundry.com/docs/ai-gateway/mcp/mcp-tool-management.md) for denylist and allowlist modes. 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