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The Parallel plugin for OpenCode adds parallel-search and parallel-fetch tools to your coding agent. Once configured, any requests to search the web or fetch a webpage will automatically use Parallel. Why use Parallel tools?
  • More accurate and relevant search results
  • Intelligent content extraction that understands page structure
  • Extended excerpts optimized for LLM context windows
  • Faster and more reliable than built-in alternatives

Setup

1

Add the plugin to your OpenCode config

Add @parallel-web/opencode-plugin to the plugin array in your OpenCode configuration file:
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "plugin": ["@parallel-web/opencode-plugin"]
}
2

Authenticate

Choose one of the following authentication methods:Option A: Parallel CLI login (recommended)
  1. Run opencode auth login
  2. Select “Parallel” then “Login with Parallel CLI” or “Input API key from platform.parallel.ai”
  3. Complete authorization in your browser
Option B: Environment variable
export PARALLEL_API_KEY=your_api_key
Get your API key at platform.parallel.ai.

Tools

Once configured, OpenCode gains two Parallel-powered tools:
ToolDescription
parallel-searchWeb search with high-quality, LLM-optimized results
parallel-fetchIntelligent content extraction from any URL
Any subsequent requests to search the web or fetch a webpage will automatically use these tools.

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