@greatnxy/web-search-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAVE_API_KEY | No | Brave Search API key (single key). Required if BRAVE_API_KEYS is not provided. | |
| BRAVE_API_KEYS | No | Comma-separated list of Brave Search API keys for key rotation. Required if BRAVE_API_KEY is not provided. | |
| TAVILY_API_KEY | No | Tavily API key (single key). Required if TAVILY_API_KEYS is not provided. | |
| TAVILY_API_KEYS | No | Comma-separated list of Tavily API keys for key rotation. Required if TAVILY_API_KEY is not provided. | |
| SEARCH_TIMEOUT_MS | No | Timeout in milliseconds for Tavily and Brave HTTP requests. | 10000 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| web_searchA | Search the web. Tavily is used first; Brave is used only when Tavily is unavailable, out of quota, rate-limited, or returns no results. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 1 tool
There is only one tool, so there is no possibility of confusion between tools. The purpose of the server is unambiguous.
The single tool name 'web_search' follows a clear verb_noun pattern, consistent and self-explanatory.
With only one tool, the server is minimal but might feel thin for broader search needs. However, for a focused web search purpose, it is acceptable.
For a web search server, the single tool covers the essential functionality of searching the web. There are no obvious gaps for the stated purpose.