MCP-Bocha
# mcp-bocha
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities to AI agents using the Bocha API.
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## Introduction
MCP-Bocha is a tool that exposes Bocha AI's web search API capabilities through the Model Context Protocol. It allows AI assistants to search the web programmatically, enabling tasks such as information retrieval, research, and up-to-date data collection.
## Tools
| Tool Name | Description | Parameters |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `mcp-bocha_search` | Search the web for information | `query`: The search query string<br>`freshness`: Optional time filter ["oneDay", "oneWeek", "oneMonth", "oneYear", "noLimit"]<br>`summary`: Optional boolean for summarized results<br>`include`: Optional array of domains to include<br>`exclude`: Optional array of domains to exclude<br>`count`: Optional number of results to return |
## Usage
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-bocha": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@humansean/mcp-bocha"],
"env": {
"BOCHA_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
```
## License
Apache-2.0 licenseTDQS
Scored across 1 tool
With only one tool, there is no possibility of ambiguity or overlap between tools. The single tool 'mcp-bocha_search' has a clear and distinct purpose of searching the web for information, leaving no room for confusion or misselection.
The naming is perfectly consistent as there is only one tool. It follows a clear verb_noun pattern ('search' as the verb and implied 'web' as the noun), and with no other tools to compare against, there is no inconsistency in naming conventions.
A single tool is too few for most server purposes, as it typically feels thin and limits functionality. While a search tool can be useful, the server's scope appears narrow with only one operation, which may not cover the full domain of web search or related tasks adequately.
The tool surface is severely incomplete for a web search domain. It only provides a search function without any complementary tools for refining results, accessing cached pages, or handling different search types (e.g., images, news). This creates significant gaps that could lead to agent failures in more complex tasks.