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JIRO — Search API & Web Scraping Platform

9 search engines. 12 social platforms. AI-powered. Self-hosted. Free forever.

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What is JIRO?

JIRO is an open-source, self-hosted search API and web scraping platform that aggregates results from 9 search engines and 12 social platforms. It provides AI-powered search intelligence, hybrid ranking, and stealth web scraping — all running locally on your infrastructure.

Use cases:

  • Search API for AI agents and LLMs

  • Web scraping at scale with anti-bot bypass

  • Social media monitoring across 12 platforms

  • SERP data collection for SEO tools

  • Real-time web intelligence feeds

  • MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other AI tools


Related MCP server: websearch-skill

Quick Start

# Install
pip install jirosearch

# Start server
jiro serve

# Search the web
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/search \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q": "latest AI research", "engine": "google"}'

You're now searching across 9 engines with hybrid ranking, caching, and structured extraction — all running locally on your machine.

Cloud API (no server needed):

# Authenticate via browser
jiro auth login

# Search with cloud API
curl -X POST https://searchjiro.vercel.app/api/proxy/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer jsk_live_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q": "latest AI research", "engine": "google"}'

Search Engines

Engine

Type

Notes

Google

Web

Full SERP data

Bing

Web

Rich snippets

Brave

Web

Privacy-focused

DuckDuckGo

Web

Instant answers

YouTube

Video

Transcripts, metadata

Amazon

Shopping

Product data

eBay

Shopping

Listings, prices

Yandex

Web

Russian market

Baidu

Web

Chinese market

Social Platforms

Reddit · Twitter/X · YouTube · LinkedIn · TikTok · Instagram · Facebook · Threads · Hacker News · Bluesky · Telegram · Pinterest


Official SDKs

Python

pip install jiro-sdk
from jiro_sdk import JiroClient

client = JiroClient(api_key="your-key")

results = client.search("python web scraping")
content = client.scrape("https://example.com")
answer = client.ai_ask("What is Python?")
results = client.search_parallel("AI news", num_engines=3)
job = client.batch_search(["python", "javascript", "go"])

JavaScript / TypeScript

npm install jiro-sdk
import { JiroClient } from 'jiro-sdk';

const client = new JiroClient({ apiKey: 'your-key' });

const results = await client.search('python web scraping');
const content = await client.scrape('https://example.com');
const answer = await client.aiAsk('What is Python?');

// WebSocket Streaming
const ws = client.createSearchStream('AI news');
ws.onmessage = (event) => console.log(JSON.parse(event.data));

Go

go get github.com/DevAnimecx/jiro/sdk/go
import "github.com/DevAnimecx/jiro/sdk/go"

client := jiro.NewClient(jiro.WithAPIKey("your-key"))

results, _ := client.Search("python web scraping", nil)
content, _ := client.Scrape("https://example.com", nil)
answer, _ := client.AiAsk("What is Python?", nil)

CLI Commands

# Search
jiro search web "python web scraping"
jiro search web "AI news" --parallel --engines 3
jiro search web -i  # Interactive mode

# Scrape
jiro scrape https://example.com
jiro scrape "free SaaS directories"  # Search + scrape top result

# AI
jiro ai ask "What is Python?"
jiro ai setup --provider openai -k sk-...

# Auth (Cloud)
jiro auth login       # Device code flow
jiro auth whoami      # Show account + credits
jiro auth status      # Test API key

# License (Self-Hosted)
jiro license activate JIRO-PRO-A1B2-C3D4-E5F6
jiro license info
jiro license deactivate

# System
jiro status
jiro doctor
jiro serve --port 8000

Pricing

Cloud (Managed)

Free

Pro

Enterprise

Price

₹0/mo

₹999/mo

Custom

Credits

1,000

25,000

Unlimited

Rate Limit

5 RPM

120 RPM

1,000 RPM

Search Engines

3

All 9

All + Custom

AI Search

MCP & Webhooks

Support

Community

Priority

Dedicated

Start Free → · View Pricing →

Self-Hosted (One-Time)

Free

Pro

Enterprise

Price

₹0

₹4,999

₹14,999

RPM

100

500

1,000

RPD

10K

100K

1M

AI Search

Commercial Use

Custom Models

White Label

Install from GitHub →


MCP Integration

Works with any MCP-compatible client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jiro": {
      "command": "jiro",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

16 MCP Tools

Tool

Tier

Description

search

Free

Search 9 engines

scrape

Free

Scrape URL to markdown

smart_classify

Free

Classify search intent

compare_engines

Free

Compare across engines

list_engines

Free

List all engines

list_social_platforms

Free

List social platforms

monitor_status

Free

Health metrics

health_check

Free

Quick health check

cache_stats

Free

Cache statistics

ai_search

Pro

AI research with citations

search_hybrid

Pro

Hybrid multi-signal search

search_structured

Pro

Structured data extraction

social_scrape

Pro

Scrape social media

social_search

Pro

Search social platforms

social_batch

Pro

Batch scrape URLs

smart_search

Pro

Intent-aware routing


Features

Search Intelligence

  • Hybrid Search — keyword + semantic + freshness signals

  • Multi-Query — parallel query expansion

  • Answer Synthesis — extractive answers from results

  • Search Filters — domain, time range, category

  • Highlights — query-aware snippet extraction

  • Parallel Search — multi-engine concurrent search

Web Scraping

  • Stealth Engine — TLS/JA3 fingerprint rotation

  • Anti-Bot Bypass — Cloudflare, DataDome, PerimeterX

  • JavaScript Rendering — full browser automation

  • Structured Extraction — JSON schema-based data extraction

  • Social Scraping — 12 platforms with normalized output

AI-Powered

  • Smart Search — intent-aware auto-routing

  • AI Research — agentic search with citations

  • Intent Classification — 16 intent types

  • Self-Learning — adapts to search patterns

  • Advanced Healing — automatic retry with fallback

Enterprise Ready

  • Rate Limiting — sliding window with tiers

  • Usage Quotas — monthly limits per tier

  • Plugin System — custom engines & scrapers

  • Advanced Caching — LRU/LFU with analytics

  • Batch Operations — concurrent search & scrape

  • Monitoring — Prometheus metrics, health checks

  • WebSocket Streaming — real-time results

  • MCP Integration — 16 tools for AI clients


Deploy

Docker

docker-compose up -d

Kubernetes

helm install jiro ./helm/jiro

Local

pip install jirosearch
jiro serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Cloud

# No server needed — use cloud API
jiro auth login

Comparisons

vs SerpAPI

Feature

JIRO

SerpAPI

Self-hosted

Free tier

10K RPD

100/mo

Social scraping

12 platforms

Hybrid search

WebSocket streaming

Official SDKs

Python, JS, Go

Python, JS

MCP integration

Price (paid)

₹999/mo

$50/mo

vs ScraperAPI

Feature

JIRO

ScraperAPI

Search engines

9

Social platforms

12

AI research

Self-hosted

Free tier

10K RPD

5K/mo

vs Bright Data

Feature

JIRO

Bright Data

Price

₹999/mo

$500+/mo

Self-hosted

Hybrid search

WebSocket streaming

MCP integration

AI research


Architecture

jiro/
├── server/           FastAPI application
│   └── routers/      API endpoints (75+ routes)
├── search/           Search intelligence
│   ├── hybrid.py     Hybrid search
│   ├── reranker.py   Result reranking
│   └── multiquery.py Query expansion
├── scraping/         Web scraping
│   ├── engines.py    9 search engines
│   ├── client.py     Stealth engine (TLS/JA3)
│   └── social/       12 social platforms
├── ai/               AI/LLM integration
├── plugins/          Plugin system
├── monitoring.py     Metrics & health checks
├── batch.py          Batch operations
├── scheduler.py      Scheduled searches
├── history.py        Search history
├── export_import.py  Data export/import
├── ratelimit.py      Rate limiting & quotas
├── cache_advanced.py Advanced caching
├── stealth.py        Anti-bot bypass
├── mcp.py            MCP server (16 tools)
├── pro.py            Tier system
├── licensing.py      HMAC license tokens
├── secure_store.py   Encrypted credentials
├── device_auth.py    RFC 8628 device code flow
├── cloud_auth.py     Cloud authentication
├── db.py             SQLite/PostgreSQL
└── dashboard.py      Web UI

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License

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