Is MetaSearchMCP safe to use?

MetaSearchMCP has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install MetaSearchMCP?

MetaSearchMCP can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What AI clients work with MetaSearchMCP?

MetaSearchMCP is compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients that support stdio transport. It uses stdio transport.

Is MetaSearchMCP actively maintained?

MetaSearchMCP is actively maintained — last commit was 1 day ago. It has 35 GitHub stars.

MetaSearchMCP

Name: MetaSearchMCP
Author: gefsikatsinelou

by gefsikatsinelou

Open-source metasearch backend, MCP server, and AI search API for LLM agents. Python FastAPI search gateway with Google search via SerpBase and Serper, multi-engine search aggregation, structured JSON output, provider fallback, deduplication, and SearXNG alternative architecture for agent workflows.

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Last commit 1d ago

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metasearchmcp": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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Is MetaSearchMCP safe to use?: MetaSearchMCP has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install MetaSearchMCP?: MetaSearchMCP can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What AI clients work with MetaSearchMCP?: MetaSearchMCP is compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients that support stdio transport. It uses stdio transport.
Is MetaSearchMCP actively maintained?: MetaSearchMCP is actively maintained — last commit was 1 day ago. It has 35 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Untested on Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metasearchmcp": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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MetaSearchMCP

Open-source metasearch backend for MCP, AI agents, and LLM workflows.

MetaSearchMCP aggregates results from multiple search providers, normalizes them into a stable JSON schema, and exposes both an HTTP API and an MCP server for agent tooling.

Positioning

MCP-first metasearch backend
Structured search API for AI pipelines
Multi-provider search orchestration with deduplication and fallback
Python FastAPI alternative to browser-first metasearch projects

Why It Exists

Most search aggregators are designed around browser UX: HTML pages, pagination, and interactive result cards. Agents and LLM workflows need a different contract: predictable JSON, stable field names, partial-failure tolerance, and provider-level execution metadata.

MetaSearchMCP is built for that machine-consumable workflow. It is not a SearXNG clone. The design is centered on search orchestration, normalized contracts, and MCP integration.

Core Features

Concurrent multi-provider aggregation
Unified result schema for web, academic, developer, and knowledge sources
Provider-level timeout isolation and partial-failure handling
Result deduplication across engines
Provider selection by explicit names or semantic tags such as web, academic, code, and google
Final result caps for agent-friendly payload sizing
HTTP API with OpenAPI docs
MCP server over stdio for Claude Desktop, Cline, Continue, and similar clients
Configurable provider allowlist via environment variables

Google Support

Google support now includes a direct scraper provider implemented inside this project.

The implementation direction is based on the same broad strategy used by SearXNG's Google engine: browser-like requests, consent cookie handling, locale-aware query parameters, and HTML result parsing. It is implemented locally in this repository rather than proxying through a SearXNG instance.

Currently supported Google providers:

Provider	Env var	Notes
Direct Google	`ALLOW_UNSTABLE_PROVIDERS=true`	Primary path; HTML scraping, best effort, may be blocked from datacenter IPs
serpbase.dev	`SERPBASE_API_KEY`	Pay-per-use; typically cheaper for low-volume usage
serper.dev	`SERPER_API_KEY`	Includes a free tier, then pay-per-use

Provider priority for /search/google is now google first, then google_serpbase, then google_serper.

Supported Providers

Google

Provider	Name	Method
Direct Google	`google`	HTML scraping modeled after SearXNG's approach
SerpBase	`google_serpbase`	Hosted Google SERP API
Serper	`google_serper`	Hosted Google SERP API

Web Search

Provider	Name	Method
DuckDuckGo	`duckduckgo`	HTML scraping
Bing	`bing`	RSS feed
Yahoo	`yahoo`	HTML scraping, best effort
Brave	`brave`	Official Search API
Mwmbl	`mwmbl`	Public JSON API
Ecosia	`ecosia`	HTML scraping
Mojeek	`mojeek`	HTML scraping
Startpage	`startpage`	HTML scraping, best effort
Qwant	`qwant`	Internal JSON API, best effort
Yandex	`yandex`	HTML scraping, best effort
Baidu	`baidu`	JSON endpoint, best effort

Knowledge And Reference

Provider	Name	Method
Wikipedia	`wikipedia`	MediaWiki API
Wikidata	`wikidata`	Wikidata API
Internet Archive	`internet_archive`	Advanced Search API
Open Library	`openlibrary`	Open Library search API

Developer Sources

Provider	Name	Method
GitHub	`github`	GitHub REST API
GitLab	`gitlab`	GitLab REST API
Stack Overflow	`stackoverflow`	Stack Exchange API
Hacker News	`hackernews`	Algolia HN API
Reddit	`reddit`	Reddit API
npm	`npm`	npm registry API
PyPI	`pypi`	HTML scraping
RubyGems	`rubygems`	RubyGems search API
crates.io	`crates`	crates.io

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Compatibility

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Security

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No package registry to scan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is MetaSearchMCP safe to use?: MetaSearchMCP has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install MetaSearchMCP?: MetaSearchMCP can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What AI clients work with MetaSearchMCP?: MetaSearchMCP is compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients that support stdio transport. It uses stdio transport.
Is MetaSearchMCP actively maintained?: MetaSearchMCP is actively maintained — last commit was 1 day ago. It has 35 GitHub stars.