Lachlan Allen

Building @contextfetch — Web search for AI agents, commoditized ($1 per 1k)

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

Web search for AI agents is way overpriced.

So we built ContextFetch.

$1 per 1,000 searches. Full page Markdown + Pruning included.

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@EnvouHzu nice list. could you add ContextFetch? 25 free searches a day with no key, 2,500 with a free key, then $1 per 1k with page markdown included. Exa and Tavily compatible. https://t.co/Iuf1KhfSfU

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@anupamrjp https://t.co/0yAPiteBqY

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

2,500 free searches, no card:
https://t.co/Iuf1KhfSfU

If you're running agents in production and paying for search, DM me. I'll switch you over myself.

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

Web search for AI agents is way overpriced.

So we built ContextFetch.

$1 per 1,000 searches. Full page Markdown + Pruning included.

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

Why we built it: search should be a commodity.

Every agent needs it, and nobody should be paying a premium for it.

Search is infrastructure. It should cost like infrastructure.

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

Using Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client:

claude mcp add contextfetch -- npx -y @contextfetch/mcp

25 searches a day with no key. No signup.

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

Already on Exa or Tavily? You don't rewrite anything.

Change one line:
base_url="https://t.co/VkL67vRw31"

exa_py, exa-js and tavily-python work as-is.

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

Exa and Tavily charge 7 to 8x that for the same thing.

List prices as of Oct 26, per 1,000 searches with page text.

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@JakehellerPD Use https://t.co/Rk2238PLIu! It has more data then costar and automatically finds off market properties based on your buy box every week

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@CREMattSD Use https://t.co/Rk2238PdSW! It has more data then costar and automatically finds off market properties based on your buy box every week

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@blake_hagz Use https://t.co/Rk2238PLIu! It has more data then costar and automatically finds off market properties based on your buy box every week

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@blake_hagz Just use https://t.co/Rk2238PdSW! better data then costar and automates finding off market properties based on your buy box

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@DanielSmidstrup Hey Dan, working on Melvin, in the automation space, check it out and join the waitlist! https://t.co/80tJ945rza

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

Easy shortcut to getting things done:Instead of waiting until you "feel ready to use AI"…just open it work.

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@MilkRoadAI the wildest part is this isn't even speculative anymore

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@Mr_Derivatives the forbes cover curse is undefeated at this point

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@HelloVyom been trying to curate my feed the same way. way more signal when everyone's actually shipping stuff instead of just talking about it

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@sudoingX lol the "but it's so elegant" crowd real quiet now

bought my 3090 used for $800 last year, same card's going for $1100+ now. meanwhile those m4 minis lost 30% value the second they left the apple store

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@VraserX this is exactly where things are going and it's wild how fast

the real unlock is when one agent can actually move between contexts without you having to context-switch yourself, like thinking to coding to browsing without breaking flow

[Lachlan Allen @lachlanbuilds]

@BigBrainBizness the failing part is what actually built the thing. those 10 years weren't wasted, they were necessary. you can't skip to the part where it works