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websearch-mcp-server

Standalone MCP server for Exa/Parallel free web search. Works with Cursor, Claude Code, Cline, Continue, opencode, and any MCP-compatible AI client.

Install

From npm (recommended)

npm install -g websearch-mcp-server

From source

git clone https://github.com/your-user/websearch-mcp-server.git
cd websearch-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Related MCP server: Parallel Search MCP

Configure

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "websearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "websearch-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "WEBSEARCH_PROVIDER": "exa"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "websearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "websearch-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "WEBSEARCH_PROVIDER": "exa"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline / Continue

Same pattern. Add to their MCP config with the command above.

Local development

If running from source instead of npm:

{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["tsx", "/path/to/websearch-mcp-server/src/server.ts"]
}

Environment Variables

Variable

Values

Default

Description

WEBSEARCH_PROVIDER

exa, parallel

exa

Which upstream to use

EXA_API_KEY

string

(none)

Optional Exa API key

PARALLEL_API_KEY

string

(none)

Optional Parallel API key

Tool

websearch - Search the web

Parameter

Type

Required

Default

Description

query

string

yes

-

Search query

numResults

number

no

8

Number of results (max: 20)

type

string

no

auto

auto, fast, deep

livecrawl

string

no

fallback

fallback, preferred

contextMaxCharacters

number

no

10000

Max context chars for LLM

How It Works

AI Client (Cursor/Claude Code/etc.)
    ↓ stdio JSON-RPC
[websearch-mcp-server]
    ↓ HTTP POST JSON-RPC 2.0
Exa / Parallel remote MCP endpoint
    ↓ results
[websearch-mcp-server] → AI Client

  • No API key required by default (uses free tier)

  • 25s timeout per request

  • Supports both JSON and SSE response formats

License

MIT

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