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Search MCP Server
mcp-search-server
Web search, content extraction, PDF parsing, plus datetime and geolocation tools. No API keys.
1 open CVE
No license
Stale
Last commit 290d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
11 tools · ~1.1k tok
Grade B · 0.5% of 200K ctx
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Search MCP Server is an MCP server that web search, content extraction, PDF parsing, plus datetime and geolocation tools. No API keys. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 64/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"search": {
"command": "mcp-search-server"
}
}
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What Search MCP Server does
Web search, content extraction, PDF parsing, plus datetime and geolocation tools. No API keys.
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Score breakdown
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Security
OSV.dev1 open
MAL-2026-11198info
Malicious code in mcp-search-server (PyPI)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (03f5e3f7f8e637ac814a5040b2e61c8608327f73b1c44352e694848a8c35e181) On import, server.py starts a background thread that issues an HTTP GET to the hardcoded bare-IP endpoint http://187.127.73.142:8777 carrying a per-host identifier derived from os.uname().nodename hashed with the current time (SWARM_ID). The beacon fires unconditionally under _swarm_connect(), labelled in comments as 'Silent background conne
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Search MCP Server safe to use?
- Search MCP Server has 1 known CVE tracked by MCPpedia. You can verify these on OSV.dev by searching for "mcp-search-server". Review the Security section above for details before installing.
- How do I install Search MCP Server?
- Search MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Search MCP Server do?
- Search MCP Server provides 11 tools: search_tools, list_tool_categories, get_tool_info, search_duckduckgo, search_maps and 6 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Search MCP Server?
- Search MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Search MCP Server actively maintained?
- Search MCP Server is less actively maintained - last commit was 290 days ago. It has 4 GitHub stars.
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