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scout-mcp

An MCP server that searches 21 platforms in parallel and returns structured JSON. Built with the Model Context Protocol SDK.

Connect it to Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, or any MCP client and search code registries, academic papers, social platforms, and tech blogs from a single tool call.

Tools

Tool

Source

Notes

hackernews_search

Hacker News (Algolia)

Stories, comments, polls

github_search

GitHub

Repositories by keyword

github_repo_info

GitHub

Single repo details

npm_search

npm Registry

Packages

pypi_search

PyPI

Python packages

producthunt_search

Product Hunt

Products by topic

x_search

X / Twitter

AI-powered via xAI Grok (requires XAI_API_KEY)

devto_search

Dev.to

Articles

hashnode_search

Hashnode

Articles (GraphQL)

lobsters_search

Lobste.rs

Stories

stackexchange_search

StackExchange

Q&A across all sites

arxiv_search

ArXiv

Academic papers

reddit_search

Reddit

Posts and comments

youtube_search

YouTube

Videos (requires YOUTUBE_API_KEY)

zenn_search

Zenn

Japanese tech articles

qiita_search

Qiita

Japanese tech articles

semantic_scholar_search

Semantic Scholar

Academic papers

lemmy_search

Lemmy

Fediverse posts

gitlab_search

GitLab

Projects

bazaar_search

x402 Bazaar

x402 API directory

scout_report

Multi-source

Parallel search across selected sources

Quick start

Claude Desktop / VS Code

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "scout-cli"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

docker build -t scout-mcp .
docker run -i scout-mcp

The Dockerfile builds a minimal node:24-alpine image that runs the MCP server over stdio.

From source

git clone https://github.com/bartonguestier1725-collab/scout-mcp.git
cd scout-mcp
npm install
npm run build
node build/index.js

Configuration

All configuration is via environment variables. Most tools work without any keys. Optional keys unlock additional sources or raise rate limits.

Variable

Required

Description

XAI_API_KEY

For x_search

xAI API key for X/Twitter search

GITHUB_TOKEN

Recommended

Raises GitHub rate limit

YOUTUBE_API_KEY

For youtube_search

YouTube Data API v3 key

PH_CLIENT_ID / PH_CLIENT_SECRET

For producthunt_search

Product Hunt API credentials

REDDIT_CLIENT_ID / REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET

For reddit_search

Reddit API credentials

QIITA_TOKEN

Optional

Raises Qiita rate limit

S2_API_KEY

Optional

Semantic Scholar dedicated rate limit

SE_API_KEY

Optional

StackExchange dedicated rate limit

How it works

Each tool makes a direct API call to its source, parses the response, and returns normalized JSON with consistent fields (title, url, source, created_at, etc.). The scout_report tool runs multiple searches in parallel using Promise.allSettled, so one source failing doesn't block the others.

Transport: stdio (standard MCP transport). The server reads JSON-RPC messages from stdin and writes responses to stdout.

HTTP mode

scout-mcp also runs as a paid HTTP API at https://scout.hugen.tokyo via the x402 protocol (USDC micropayments on Base). This mode uses the same tool implementations but exposes them as REST endpoints with payment middleware.

License

MIT

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