Smart Search MCP Server

An MCP server implementation that integrates a remote smart search API, providing powerful web search capabilities.

Features

• Web Search: Perform web searches with controls for result count, pagination, language, and safety level.

• Structured JSON Output: All search results are returned in a clean JSON format.

• Easy Integration: Designed for seamless use with any MCP-compatible client.

Related MCP server: Brave Search MCP Server

Tools

smart_search

Executes a web search with filtering and pagination options.

Inputs:

• query (string): The search terms.

• count (number, optional): The number of results to return (default: 10).

Configuration

Getting an API Key

1. Sign up for an account with the search API provider.

2. Generate your API key. The key should be in the format endpoint-apikey.

Environment Variable

This server requires the SERVER_KEY environment variable to be set to your API key.

Usage with an MCP Client

To use this server with a client like OpenWebUI or Claude Desktop, add the following configuration. This example uses npx to run the server directly from the npm registry.

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install SmartSearch Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @pgzhang/smartsearch-mcp --client claude

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config with your Google API credentials:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smart-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pgzhang/smartsearch-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AK": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
        "ENDPOINT": "YOUR_ENDPOINT_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

Search Tool

{
  "name": "search",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "your search query",
    "count": 5  // optional, default is 10, max is 50
  }
}

License

This MCP server is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.