bing-copilot

Bing Copilot MCP server

Registry name: io.github.johnisanerd/bing-copilot. Maintained by AlphaOSINT (Apify developer johnvc, GitHub johnisanerd).

What it does

Get the Copilot AI answer Bing shows for a query, with the answer text in structured blocks, the sources it cites and the brands it mentions.

When to use it

The Microsoft side of AI answer tracking, alongside Google AI Overview. Use it for answer-engine optimization, brand monitoring and checking which sources Copilot cites.

How it works

The server runs on Apify's hosted MCP endpoint, so there is nothing to install or host. Its URL pins one Actor with ?tools=johnvc/bing-copilot-api, which gives your agent a single tool, johnvc--bing-copilot-api, whose parameters are the Actor's typed input schema. The agent can call that tool directly without searching for an Actor first, and it can't start other Actors through this server. For general access to the whole Apify Store, use https://mcp.apify.com without the tools parameter.

Pricing

Each tool call runs the Apify Actor johnvc/bing-copilot-api on your own Apify account and is billed there at the Actor's prices:

Charge	Price (USD)	What it covers
Copilot query resolved	$0.015	One AI answer resolution: the answer, its structured text blocks, and its cited references when present.

Free-plan rates as of 2026-11-13; paid Apify plans pay less per event. Current prices are on the Actor's page: https://apify.com/johnvc/bing-copilot-api

Endpoint

• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• URL: https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/bing-copilot-api
• Auth: Apify OAuth (opens on first use), or the header Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN> (Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations)

Setup

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http bing-copilot "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/bing-copilot-api"

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "bing-copilot": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/bing-copilot-api"
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bing-copilot": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/bing-copilot-api"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL. Older versions without remote connectors can bridge through mcp-remote in claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bing-copilot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/bing-copilot-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	What it does
johnvc--bing-copilot-api	Runs the Actor with the parameters below and returns the result rows.
get-actor-run	Status of a run the tool started (for long runs).
get-dataset-items	Pages through a run's full output when it is larger than the inline result.
get-key-value-store-record	Reads a record a run stored.
abort-actor-run	Stops a run.

Apify's endpoint adds the four helper tools whenever an Actor tool is loaded.

Parameters of johnvc--bing-copilot-api

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string		"best crm for startups"	REQUIRED (or use queries). A question or search phrase to resolve, e.g. 'best crm for startups'. Anything you would type into the answer engine works.
queries	array			Provide a list of queries to resolve in one run, e.g. ['best crm for startups', 'best help desk software']. Each query returns one AI answer row.
brandToTrack	string			Optional brand or product name, e.g. 'Salesforce'. Each answer row then includes a brandMentioned boolean showing whether the brand appears in the AI answer text or its cited sources.

Example

Ask the agent in plain language, or call johnvc--bing-copilot-api with arguments such as:

{
  "query": "best crm for startups"
}

Output

JSON rows with these fields:

Field	Type	Description
result_type	string: copilot_answer, error	Discriminator for the row kind. Use it to filter the dataset.
query	string	The query this AI answer was resolved for.
answerPresent	boolean	True when the engine returned an AI answer for this query.
answerHeader	string	The one-paragraph headline answer, when the engine provides one.
markdown	string	The full AI answer rendered as one markdown document: headings, paragraphs, nested lists, tables, and code blocks.
textBlocks	array	The structured answer blocks exactly as returned: paragraph, heading, list (possibly nested), code_block, and table entries.
references	array	The sources the AI answer cites: index, title, link, snippet, and source name.
headerVideo	object	The featured video shown above the answer, when present: title, link, duration, channel, views.
imagesLink	string	Link to the image results for the query, when the engine returns one.
videosLink	string	Link to the video results for the query, when the engine returns one.
brandToTrack	string	The brand checked for mentions, echoed from the input when provided.
brandMentioned	boolean	True when the tracked brand appears in the AI answer text or its cited sources. Only present when brandToTrack is set.
summary	string	One-line human-readable summary of the answer, built for AI agents.
note	string	Extra context when no answer was returned for the query.
fetched_at	string	ISO-8601 timestamp of when this row was fetched.
error_message	string	Human-readable error description on error rows.
error_type	string	Machine-readable error class on error rows, e.g. MissingRequiredParameter or CopilotError.

Data source and terms

Microsoft's public Copilot answers in Bing search, collected by scraping. The server returns the data as published at the time of the call. You are responsible for using it in line with the source's terms and the laws that apply to you. AlphaOSINT is not affiliated with the source.

Links

• Actor on Apify: https://apify.com/johnvc/bing-copilot-api
• Docs page: https://alphaosint.com/mcp/bing-copilot/
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