## [Introducing the Parallel Task MCP Server](https://parallel.ai/blog/parallel-task-mcp-server)

The Parallel Task MCP Server is a first-of-its-kind tool for AIs to perform complex knowledge tasks over data from the open web. It introduces a new concept to the MCP standard: asynchronous tasks, which enables users to continue working in their MCP client while Parallel’s web search tasks run in the background.