EZ Web Search MCP Server

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search functionality using DuckDuckGo.

Features

• Performs web searches via DuckDuckGo's HTML interface.

• Returns a list of search results including title, URL, and description.

• Configurable limit for the number of results.

Related MCP server: mcp-ddg-research

Setup and Installation

This server is built with TypeScript and runs on Node.js.

1. Prerequisites:

   • Node.js (v16 or newer recommended)

   • npm (comes with Node.js)

   • TypeScript (will be installed as a project dependency)

2. Clone/Download:

   • Ensure this server's code is in its directory (e.g., ~/.mcphub/servers/ez-web-search-mcp/).

3. Install Dependencies:

   • Navigate to the server's directory:

     cd /path/to/ez-web-search-mcp
     # Example: cd ~/.mcphub/servers/ez-web-search-mcp

   • Install dependencies:

     npm install

4. Build the Server:

   • Compile the TypeScript code:

     npm run build

   • This will create a build directory with the compiled JavaScript (build/index.js).

Running the Server

This server is designed to be launched by an MCP client like mcphub.nvim via its stdio. The mcphub.nvim configuration in servers.json should point to the compiled build/index.js file.

Example entry for your MCP client's servers.json (e.g., ~/.config/mcphub/servers.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    // ... other servers ...
    "ez-web-search-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/full/path/to/your/home/.mcphub/servers/ez-web-search-mcp/build/index.js"
        // It's generally best to use an absolute path here.
      ],
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
  // ... other configurations ...
}

(Remember to replace /full/path/to/your/home/ with the actual absolute path to your home directory.)

Usage

Once the server is configured and running via an MCP client, it provides one tool:

• Tool Name: search

• Description: Performs a web search using DuckDuckGo and returns a list of results.

• Input Schema:

  • query (string, required): The search term.

  • limit (number, optional, default: 10): Maximum number of results to return.

• Output:

  • The tool returns an MCP content block, typically a series of text items, each representing a search result with its title, URL, and description.

Example MCP client call:

use_mcp_tool
  server_name: "ez-web-search-mcp"
  tool_name: "search"
  tool_input:
    query: "latest AI advancements"
    limit: 5

Development

• Source code is in the src directory.

• After making changes to *.ts files, rebuild with npm run build.