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ZAI MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search, content fetching, and AI-powered summarization capabilities using ZAI's GLM-4.7-Flash model.

Features

  • Web Search: Search the web using DuckDuckGo

  • Content Fetching: Clean and extract text from any website

  • AI Summarization: Summarize web content using GLM-4.7-Flash

  • Combined Workflows: Search, fetch, and summarize in one operation

  • Fast & Efficient: Uses flash model for quick responses

Related MCP server: Metaso MCP Server

Tools

search_web

Search the web for information.

Parameters:

  • query (string, required): Search query

  • num_results (number, optional): Number of results (1-10, default: 5)

Returns:

{
  "query": "search term",
  "count": 5,
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Result Title",
      "url": "https://example.com",
      "snippet": "Brief snippet of the content..."
    }
  ]
}

fetch_and_summarize

Fetch a website URL and summarize its content.

Parameters:

  • url (string, required): Website URL to fetch

  • max_content_length (number, optional): Max content length to process (default: 10000)

Returns:

{
  "url": "https://example.com/article",
  "title": "Article Title",
  "summary": "AI-generated summary of the content...",
  "content_length": 5000
}

search_and_summarize

Search the web, fetch the top result, and summarize it.

Parameters:

  • query (string, required): Search query

  • result_index (number, optional): Which search result to fetch (1-10, default: 1)

Returns:

{
  "query": "search term",
  "result_index": 1,
  "url": "https://example.com/article",
  "title": "Article Title",
  "summary": "AI-generated summary...",
  "total_results": 10
}

Installation

Prerequisites

Install from source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/zai-mcp-server.git
cd zai-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Make server executable
chmod +x src/server.py

Quick Start

# Set your API key
export ZAI_API_KEY="your-zai-api-key"

# Run the server
python src/server.py

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable

Description

Required

Default

ZAI_API_KEY

Your ZAI API key

Yes

-

API Configuration

The server uses the following ZAI API configuration:

  • Base URL: https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4

  • Model: glm-4.7-flash

  • Max Tokens: 1000

  • Temperature: 0.7

Usage

Standalone Testing

# Test initialization
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "initialize", "params": {}}' | python src/server.py

# List available tools
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 2, "method": "tools/list", "params": {}}' | python src/server.py

# Search the web
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 3, "method": "tools/call", "params": {"name": "search_web", "arguments": {"query": "AI news", "num_results": 3}}}' | python src/server.py

Integration with Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zai": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/zai-mcp-server/src/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "ZAI_API_KEY": "your-zai-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Integration with Cursor

Add to Cursor settings file (~/.cursor/mcp_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zai": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/zai-mcp-server/src/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "ZAI_API_KEY": "your-zai-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Integration with Cline (VS Code)

Add to your MCP settings in VS Code:

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "zai",
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/zai-mcp-server/src/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "ZAI_API_KEY": "${env:ZAI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Integration with Continue

Add to ~/.continue/config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zai": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/zai-mcp-server/src/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "ZAI_API_KEY": "your-zai-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Integration with Roo Code

Add to Roo Code's MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zai": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/zai-mcp-server/src/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "ZAI_API_KEY": "your-zai-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenCode Native Integration

Setup

OpenCode supports MCP servers natively. To configure:

  1. Create/Update the MCP configuration file:

    # Default location: ~/.config/opencode/mcp_servers.json
    mkdir -p ~/.config/opencode
    nano ~/.config/opencode/mcp_servers.json
  2. Add ZAI MCP Server configuration:

    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "zai": {
          "name": "ZAI Web Search & Summarization",
          "description": "Search web and summarize content using GLM-4.7-Flash",
          "command": "python3",
          "args": ["/home/op/zai-mcp-server/src/server.py"],
          "env": {
            "ZAI_API_KEY": "your-zai-api-key"
          },
          "enabled": true
        }
      }
    }
  3. Restart OpenCode to load the new MCP server

Usage in OpenCode

Once configured, you can use the MCP server in OpenCode conversations:

User: Search for recent developments in AI and summarize the top result

Assistant: I'll use the ZAI MCP server to search and summarize for you.

[Calls search_and_summarize tool]

The ZAI MCP server found an article about recent AI developments. Here's a summary:
- Main point 1
- Main point 2
- Main point 3

Full article available at: https://example.com/ai-developments

Examples

# Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_web",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "machine learning trends 2024",
      "num_results": 5
    }
  }
}

# Response
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": JSON.stringify({
          "query": "machine learning trends 2024",
          "count": 5,
          "results": [...]
        })
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example 2: Fetch and Summarize

# Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "fetch_and_summarize",
    "arguments": {
      "url": "https://www.example.com/article"
    }
  }
}

# Response
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": JSON.stringify({
          "url": "https://www.example.com/article",
          "title": "Article Title",
          "summary": "Key points:\n• Point 1\n• Point 2\n• Point 3",
          "content_length": 5000
        })
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example 3: Search and Summarize (Combined)

# Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 3,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_and_summarize",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "quantum computing breakthrough",
      "result_index": 1
    }
  }
}

# Response
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 3,
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": JSON.stringify({
          "query": "quantum computing breakthrough",
          "result_index": 1,
          "url": "https://example.com/quantum-news",
          "title": "Major Quantum Computing Breakthrough",
          "summary": "Researchers have achieved a significant milestone...",
          "total_results": 10
        })
      }
    ]
  }
}

Testing

Run the test suite to verify the server is working correctly:

python examples/test_server.py

Expected output:

============================================================
ZAI MCP Server Test Suite
============================================================

Testing initialization...
✓ Initialize: mcp-zai-server v1.0.0

Testing tools list...
✓ Available tools (3):
  - search_web: Search the web for information using DuckDuckGo
  - fetch_and_summarize: Fetch a website URL and summarize its content using GLM-4.7-Flash
  - search_and_summarize: Search the web, fetch top result, and summarize using GLM-4.7-Flash

Testing resources list...
✓ Available resources (1):
  - zai://status: Current status of ZAI MCP server

Testing resource read...
✓ Server status:
  Status: online
  Model: glm-4.7-flash
  API Endpoint: https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4
  Tools: search_web, fetch_and_summarize, search_and_summarize

============================================================
✓ All tests passed!
============================================================

Development

Project Structure

zai-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   └── server.py          # Main MCP server implementation
├── docs/
│   ├── ARCHITECTURE.md     # Architecture documentation
│   └── API_REFERENCE.md    # Detailed API reference
├── examples/
│   └── test_server.py      # Test suite and examples
├── requirements.txt           # Python dependencies
├── README.md                # This file
└── .env.example             # Environment variables template

Dependencies

  • aiohttp - Async HTTP client

  • beautifulsoup4 - HTML parsing

  • openai - OpenAI-compatible client for ZAI API

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Server won't start

  • Ensure Python 3.8+ is installed: python --version

  • Check dependencies are installed: pip install -r requirements.txt

  • Verify API key is set: echo $ZAI_API_KEY

Search returns no results

  • DuckDuckGo API may have rate limits

  • Try with a different query

  • Check internet connectivity

Summarization fails

MCP client can't connect

  • Verify server path in configuration is correct

  • Ensure Python3 is in system PATH

  • Check file permissions: chmod +x src/server.py

Debug Mode

Enable debug logging by setting environment variable:

export ZAI_DEBUG=1
python src/server.py

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

Acknowledgments

  • ZAI for providing the GLM-4.7-Flash API

  • DuckDuckGo for the search API

  • Model Context Protocol team for the specification

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