kagi-server
# kagi-server MCP Server
[](https://smithery.ai/protocol/kagi-server)
MCP server for Kagi API integration
This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that integrates the Kagi Search API. It demonstrates core MCP concepts by providing:
- Tools for performing web searches and other operations using Kagi's API (currently in private beta)
## Features
### Implemented Tools
- `kagi_search` - Perform web searches using Kagi
- Takes a query string and optional limit as parameters
- Returns search results from Kagi's API
### Planned Tools (Not Yet Implemented)
- `kagi_summarize` - Generate summaries of web pages or text
- `kagi_fastgpt` - Get quick responses using Kagi's FastGPT
- `kagi_enrich` - Fetch enriched news results on specific topics
## Development
Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
Build the server:
```bash
npm run build
```
For development with auto-rebuild:
```bash
npm run watch
```
## Environment Setup
Create a `.env` file in the root directory with your Kagi API key:
```
KAGI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
```
Make sure to add `.env` to your `.gitignore` file to keep your API key secure.
## Installation
### Installing via Smithery
To install Kagi Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/protocol/kagi-server):
```bash
npx @smithery/cli install kagi-server --client claude
```
To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:
On MacOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kagi-server": {
"command": "/path/to/kagi-server/build/index.js",
"env": {
"KAGI_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
```
### Debugging
Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector), which is available as a package script:
```bash
npm run inspector
```
The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.
## Usage
Once the server is running and connected to Claude Desktop, you can use it to perform web searches. For example:
1. Ask Claude: "Can you search for information about the latest advancements in quantum computing?"
2. Claude will use the `kagi_search` tool to fetch results from Kagi's API.
3. Claude will then summarize or analyze the search results for you.
Note: The planned tools (summarize, fastgpt, enrich) are not yet implemented and cannot be used.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. Some areas for contribution include:
- Implementing the planned tools (summarize, fastgpt, enrich)
- Improving error handling and input validation
- Enhancing documentation and usage examples
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
## Roadmap
- Implement `kagi_summarize` tool for webpage and text summarization
- Implement `kagi_fastgpt` tool for quick responses
- Implement `kagi_enrich` tool for fetching enriched news results
- Improve error handling and add more robust input validation
- Add more comprehensive usage examples and documentation
- Publish the package to npm for easy installation and use with Claude Desktop and npxTDQS
Scored across 1 tool
Only one tool exists, so there is no possibility of confusion or overlap with other tools. The tool's purpose is clearly defined as performing a web search.
With a single tool, naming consistency is trivially satisfied. The name kagi_search follows a clear vendor_action pattern, though there is no other tool to compare it against.
A single tool for a search server is extremely thin. While a search-only server could be minimal, one tool provides very limited functionality and feels insufficient for a full-featured server.
The server only offers search, with no support for related operations like fetching search results by ID, saving searches, or accessing Kagi's other features. The surface is severely limited for a search-focused server.