The Search1API MCP Server provides a suite of tools for web interaction and reasoning via the Model Context Protocol:
Search Tool: Perform web searches with customizable parameters (query, max results) using various services like Google and Bing
Crawl Tool: Extract full content from specific URLs
Sitemap Tool: Retrieve all related links from a URL
News Tool: Search for news articles with optional parameters
Reasoning Tool: Leverage DeepSeek R1 model for deep thinking and complex problem-solving
Trending: Access trending topics from platforms like GitHub and Hacker News
Integration: Works with various MCP clients, including LibreChat
Provides configuration file location support for Claude Desktop on macOS
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Search1API MCP Serversearch for the latest AI research papers on large language models"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Search1API MCP Server
The official MCP server for Search1API — web search, news, crawling, and more in one API.
Get Your API Key
Register at Search1API
Get your API key from the dashboard
Related MCP server: WebSearch
Quick Start (Remote MCP)
No installation required. Just configure your MCP client with the remote URL and your API key.
Authentication
Two methods are supported — use whichever your client supports:
Method | Format |
Authorization Header |
|
URL Query Parameter |
|
Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Claude.ai (Web)
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector:
https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEYCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"search1api": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http search1api https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}Local Mode (stdio)
If you prefer to run the server locally, use npx — no cloning required:
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "search1api-mcp"],
"env": {
"SEARCH1API_KEY": "YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Tools
search
Search the web using Search1API.
Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
| Yes | - | Search query |
| No | 10 | Number of results |
| No | google, bing, duckduckgo, yahoo, x, reddit, github, youtube, arxiv, wechat, bilibili, imdb, wikipedia | |
| No | 0 | Number of results to crawl for full content |
| No | [] | Sites to include |
| No | [] | Sites to exclude |
| No | - | day, month, year |
news
Search for news articles.
Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
| Yes | - | Search query |
| No | 10 | Number of results |
| No | bing | google, bing, duckduckgo, yahoo, hackernews |
| No | 0 | Number of results to crawl for full content |
| No | [] | Sites to include |
| No | [] | Sites to exclude |
| No | - | day, month, year |
crawl
Extract content from a URL.
Parameter | Required | Description |
| Yes | URL to crawl |
sitemap
Get all related links from a URL.
Parameter | Required | Description |
| Yes | URL to get sitemap |
reasoning
Deep thinking and complex problem solving with DeepSeek R1.
Parameter | Required | Description |
| Yes | The question or problem |
trending
Get trending topics from popular platforms.
Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
| Yes | - | github, hackernews |
| No | 10 | Number of items |
Version History
v0.3.0: Remote MCP support via Streamable HTTP; per-session API key authentication
v0.2.0: Fallback
.envsupport for LibreChat integrationv0.1.8: X (Twitter) and Reddit search services
v0.1.7: Trending tool for GitHub and Hacker News
v0.1.6: Wikipedia search service
v0.1.5: New search parameters and services (arxiv, wechat, bilibili, imdb)
v0.1.4: Reasoning tool with DeepSeek R1
v0.1.3: News search
v0.1.2: Sitemap
v0.1.1: Web crawling
v0.1.0: Initial release
License
MIT