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MCP WebSearch Server

by galangw

MCP WebSearch Server

MCP Server for web search and advanced web scraping. Uses SearchAPI.io for Google Search and AI Mode.

Quick Start

Option 1: Stdio (npx)

{ "mcpServers": { "websearch": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-websearch-server"], "env": { "SEARCHAPI_KEY": "your-api-key-here" } } } }

Option 2: HTTP Server (Streamable HTTP)

Run as HTTP server:

MCP_TRANSPORT=http PORT=3000 npx mcp-websearch-server

Then configure MCP client with API key in URL or header:

Option A: API key in URL query parameter

{ "mcpServers": { "websearch": { "url": "http://localhost:3000/mcp?apikey=YOUR_KEY", "transport": "streamable-http" } } }

Option B: API key in header

{ "mcpServers": { "websearch": { "url": "http://localhost:3000/mcp", "transport": "streamable-http", "headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY" } } } }

Option C: Server-side default key

MCP_TRANSPORT=http SEARCHAPI_KEY=default-key PORT=3000 npx mcp-websearch-server

The server implements MCP Streamable HTTP transport (spec 2025-03-26) with:

  • Session management with Mcp-Session-Id headers

  • SSE streaming for server-initiated messages

  • Resumability support with Last-Event-ID

  • Per-user API key support via query param or header

Get your API key at searchapi.io

Tools

Tool

Description

web_search

Google Search with pagination, time filter, site filter

ai_search

Google AI Mode - get AI-generated answers with sources

web_scrape

Advanced scraper with multiple extract modes (text/markdown/structured)

get_links

Extract links from a webpage with optional filter

scrape_multiple

Scrape up to 5 URLs at once

Parameters

  • query - Search query

  • num_results - Number of results (1-20, default 10)

  • page - Page number for pagination (1-10)

  • time_period - Filter: last_hour, last_day, last_week, last_month, last_year

  • site - Limit to specific site (e.g., "github.com")

  • query - Question or topic

  • image_url - Optional image URL for visual questions

  • location - Location for local queries

web_scrape

  • url - URL to scrape

  • selector - CSS selector (optional)

  • extract_mode - text, markdown, or structured

  • include_links - Include links in output

  • max_length - Max content length (1000-50000)

  • url - URL to extract links from

  • filter - Text filter for URLs/anchors

scrape_multiple

  • urls - Array of URLs (max 5)

  • max_per_page - Max content per page (500-5000)

Deployment

PM2 (Production)

  1. Edit ecosystem.config.js and set your SEARCHAPI_KEY

  2. Run: npm run pm2:start

  3. Check logs: npm run pm2:logs

Or manually:

MCP_TRANSPORT=http PORT=3000 SEARCHAPI_KEY=your-key pm2 start index.js --name mcp-websearch

Docker

FROM node:18-alpine WORKDIR /app COPY package*.json ./ RUN npm ci --production COPY . . ENV MCP_TRANSPORT=http PORT=3000 EXPOSE 3000 CMD ["node", "index.js"]

Roadmap

  • Add Serper.dev provider support

  • Add SerpAPI provider support

  • Provider auto-fallback

License

MIT

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