# Grounder (grounder.net)

Routes each web search query to whichever of ten search providers is likely to answer it best, served through one API or MCP server.

- Atlas card: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/grounder.net
- Site: https://grounder.net
- For: Developers and teams building AI agents that need live, licensed web search results, including those already using Tavily or Brave.
- Use 0/100 · alive 100/100

## Used for

- Swap an existing agent's search backend by changing the base URL
- Connect Claude or ChatGPT to web search through MCP
- Pull live sports scores or market odds into agent answers

## Price

- from 19 USD/usage, free plan (read 2026-10-28 on https://grounder.net/pricing)

## For developers

- OpenAPI: https://grounder.net/openapi.json (3 paths)
- API docs: https://grounder.net/docs/api
- MCP server: net.grounder/search (namespace; auth on 2026-10-28)
- Status page: https://grounder.net/status
- Read 2026-10-28

## MCP server, measured daily

Server: https://api.grounder.net/mcp/directory, checked every day since 2026-10-28 (7 checks).

- Answered: 100% of daily checks
- Median first answer: 268 ms
- Sign-in: OAuth (the client signs the user in)
- Method: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/mcp/report

## Your data

- Certifications stated: none
- Training on your data: conditional (https://grounder.net/privacy)
- Read 2026-10-28

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Source: INITE Atlas, https://inite.ai/en/atlas/grounder.net. JSON: https://inite.ai/api/atlas/grounder.net. MCP: https://inite.ai/api/mcp (atlas_lookup).