Open Search MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
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 | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_arxivC | Search arXiv for academic papers |
| search_pubmedC | Search PubMed for medical and life science literature |
| pubmed_article_detailsB | Get detailed information about a specific PubMed article |
| search_ieeeB | Search IEEE Xplore for engineering and technology literature |
| ieee_standards_searchB | Search IEEE standards and specifications |
| ieee_conferencesB | Search IEEE conferences and proceedings |
| search_semantic_scholarC | Search Semantic Scholar for academic papers across all disciplines |
| semantic_scholar_paper_detailsC | Get detailed information about a specific paper from Semantic Scholar |
| semantic_scholar_author_searchB | Search for authors and their papers on Semantic Scholar |
| search_iacrC | Search IACR (International Association for Cryptologic Research) for cryptography papers |
| search_medrxivB | Search medRxiv for medical preprints and clinical research |
| search_biorxivB | Search bioRxiv for biology and life sciences preprints |
| search_stackoverflowB | Search Stack Overflow questions and answers |
| stackoverflow_question_detailsA | Get detailed information about a specific Stack Overflow question including answers |
| stackoverflow_tagsB | Search and explore Stack Overflow tags |
| search_gitlabC | Search GitLab projects and repositories |
| search_bitbucketC | Search Bitbucket repositories and code |
| search_braveB | Search using Brave Search - independent, privacy-focused search engine |
| search_startpageB | Search using Startpage - Google results with privacy protection |
| search_ecosiaC | Search using Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees |
| search_searxC | Search using Searx open-source search engine with privacy protection |
| searx_image_searchC | Search for images using Searx with privacy protection |
| searx_news_searchC | Search for news using Searx with privacy protection |
| test_jsonplaceholderB | Test JSONPlaceholder API for JSON data validation |
| test_httpbinB | Test HTTP requests and responses using HTTPBin |
| jsonplaceholder_postsA | Get test posts data from JSONPlaceholder (always works, good for testing) |
| jsonplaceholder_usersB | Get test users data from JSONPlaceholder |
| jsonplaceholder_commentsA | Get test comments data from JSONPlaceholder |
| jsonplaceholder_albumsB | Get test albums data from JSONPlaceholder |
| jsonplaceholder_health_testA | Test API connectivity and response times using JSONPlaceholder |
| crawl_url_contentB | Crawl and extract content from a single web page |
| batch_crawl_urlsB | Crawl and extract content from multiple web pages |
| analyze_pdfC | Conduct comprehensive PDF research with document discovery, processing, and analysis |
| pdf_discoveryB | Discover PDF documents without full processing - fast PDF search and listing |
| intelligent_researchA | Intelligent search across multiple sources with smart ranking and deduplication |
| market_intelligence_aggregatorB | Aggregate market intelligence from financial, news, and social sources |
| deep_researchC | Perform comprehensive deep research analysis on any topic |
| visualize_thinkingC | Create visual representations of concepts and thinking processes |
| decompose_thinkingC | Break down complex problems into manageable components |
| check_research_saturationC | Evaluate research completeness and identify gaps |
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 40 tools
Most tools have distinct purposes, but the large number of search tools (e.g., search_ieee, search_pubmed) could cause confusion for agents. The test tools (jsonplaceholder_*, test_httpbin) are distinct but feel out of place among research tools.
There is a mix of naming conventions: verb_noun (analyze_pdf, search_arxiv), but also noun phrases (ieee_conferences, jsonplaceholder_albums) and inconsistent prefixes (search_*, test_*, jsonplaceholder_*). No single pattern dominates.
40 tools is too many for a single server, especially with redundant search engines (9 search_* tools) and test tools (6 jsonplaceholder_*, test_httpbin) that could be consolidated or removed. The scope is overly broad.
The server covers a wide range of research sources, but lacks fundamental operations like summarization, data export, or note-taking. The test tools do not contribute to research workflows, leaving notable gaps for a coherent research assistant.