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Give Cursor an advanced suite of web search tools for harder tasks that standard search struggles with — available as slash commands and automatic skills directly inside Cursor.
Parallel is available in the Cursor Plugin Marketplace. View the source on GitHub.

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Features

CapabilitySkillCommand
Web Searchparallel-web-search/parallel-search <query>
Content Extractionparallel-web-extract/parallel-extract <url>
Deep Researchparallel-deep-research/parallel-research <topic>
Data Enrichmentparallel-data-enrichment/parallel-enrich <data>
Additional commands: /parallel-setup, /parallel-status <run_id>, /parallel-result <run_id>

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Prerequisites

1

Install the Parallel CLI

Install the Parallel CLI:
curl -fsSL https://parallel.ai/install.sh | bash
2

Get your API key

Get your API key from Parallel and set it as an environment variable:
export PARALLEL_API_KEY="your-api-key"

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Installation

Install the plugin from the Cursor Plugin Marketplace, or run in Cursor’s chat: 
/add-plugin parallel
Then run the setup command to verify the CLI is installed and authenticated: 
/parallel-setup

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Manual CLI Setup

If you prefer to set up the CLI manually: 
curl -fsSL https://parallel.ai/install.sh | bash
parallel-cli login
Or via pipx: 
pipx install "parallel-web-tools[cli]"
parallel-cli login

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Quick Start

Search the web: 
/parallel-search latest developments in AI chip manufacturing
Extract a webpage: 
/parallel-extract https://example.com/article
Deep research (slower, more thorough): 
/parallel-research comprehensive analysis of React vs Vue in 2026
Enrich data: 
/parallel-enrich companies.csv with CEO name, funding amount, and headquarters

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Usage

Beyond slash commands, the plugin also installs skills that Cursor uses automatically based on context:
  • Ask a question that needs current information and Cursor will search the web
  • Paste a URL and ask Cursor to read it — it will extract the content
  • Ask for exhaustive research on a topic and Cursor will run a deep research task
  • Give Cursor a list of companies and ask it to find their CEOs — it will use data enrichment

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