Is WebSearch MCP safe to use?

WebSearch MCP 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.

How do I install WebSearch MCP?

WebSearch MCP 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 WebSearch MCP do?

WebSearch MCP provides 1 tool: web_search. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with WebSearch MCP?

WebSearch MCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is WebSearch MCP actively maintained?

WebSearch MCP is not actively maintained — last commit was 443 days ago. It has 38 GitHub stars.

WebSearch MCP

Name: WebSearch MCP
Author: mnhlt

@mnhlt/WebSearch-MCP · by mnhlt

[Self-hosted] A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides a web search capability over stdio transport. This server integrates with a WebSearch Crawler API to retrieve search results.

38 1 tool GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Stale

Last commit 443d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

1 tool · ~243 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "websearch": {
      "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "websearch-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "cmd",
      "environment": {
        "API_URL": "http://localhost:3001",
        "MAX_SEARCH_RESULT": "1"
      }
    }
  }
}

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What WebSearch MCP does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides a web search capability over stdio transport. This server integrates with a WebSearch Crawler API to retrieve search results.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@mnhlt/WebSearch-MCP' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

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76/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

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No known CVEs.

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Tools (1)

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~243 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is WebSearch MCP safe to use?: WebSearch MCP 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.
How do I install WebSearch MCP?: WebSearch MCP 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 WebSearch MCP do?: WebSearch MCP provides 1 tool: web_search. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with WebSearch MCP?: WebSearch MCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is WebSearch MCP actively maintained?: WebSearch MCP is not actively maintained — last commit was 443 days ago. It has 38 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "websearch": {
      "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "websearch-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "cmd",
      "environment": {
        "API_URL": "http://localhost:3001",
        "MAX_SEARCH_RESULT": "1"
      }
    }
  }
}

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What WebSearch MCP does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides a web search capability over stdio transport. This server integrates with a WebSearch Crawler API to retrieve search results.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@mnhlt/WebSearch-MCP' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

WebSearch-MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides a web search capability over stdio transport. This server integrates with a WebSearch Crawler API to retrieve search results.

About
Installation
Configuration
Setup & Integration
- Setting Up the Crawler Service
- Integrating with MCP Clients
Usage
Troubleshooting
- Crawler Service Issues
- MCP Server Issues
Development
- Project Structure
- Publishing to npm
Contributing
License

About

WebSearch-MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that provides web search capabilities to AI assistants that support MCP. It allows AI models like Claude to search the web in real-time, retrieving up-to-date information about any topic.

The server integrates with a Crawler API service that handles the actual web searches, and communicates with AI assistants using the standardized Model Context Protocol.

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install WebSearch for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @mnhlt/WebSearch-MCP --client claude

Manual Installation

npm install -g websearch-mcp

Or use without installing:

npx websearch-mcp

Configuration

The WebSearch MCP server can be configured using environment variables:

API_URL: The URL of the WebSearch Crawler API (default: http://localhost:3001)
MAX_SEARCH_RESULT: Maximum number of search results to return when not specified in the request (default: 5)

Examples:

# Configure API URL
API_URL=https://crawler.example.com npx websearch-mcp

# Configure maximum search results
MAX_SEARCH_RESULT=10 npx websearch-mcp

# Configure both
API_URL=https://crawler.example.com MAX_SEARCH_RESULT=10 npx websearch-mcp

Setup & Integration

Setting up WebSearch-MCP involves two main parts: configuring the crawler service that performs the actual web searches, and integrating the MCP server with your AI client applications.

Setting Up the Crawler Service

The WebSearch MCP server requires a crawler service to perform the actual web searches. You can easily set up the crawler service using Docker Compose.

Prerequisites

Docker and Docker Compose

Starting the Crawler Service

Create a file named docker-compose.yml with the following content:

version: '3.8'

services:
  crawler:
    image: laituanmanh/websearch-crawler:latest
    container_name: websearch-api
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "3001:3001"
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - PORT=3001
      - LOG_LEVEL=info
      - FLARESOLVERR_URL=http://flaresolverr:8191/v1
    depends_on:
      - flaresolverr
    volumes:
      - crawler_storage:/app/storage

  flaresolverr:
    image: 21hsmw/flaresolverr:nodriver
    container_name: fl

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/mnhlt/WebSearch-MCP#readme)

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

76/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−24

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @mnhlt/WebSearch-MCP against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (1)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~243 tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is WebSearch MCP safe to use?: WebSearch MCP 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.
How do I install WebSearch MCP?: WebSearch MCP 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 WebSearch MCP do?: WebSearch MCP provides 1 tool: web_search. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with WebSearch MCP?: WebSearch MCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is WebSearch MCP actively maintained?: WebSearch MCP is not actively maintained — last commit was 443 days ago. It has 38 GitHub stars.

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Community

Discussion

Start a conversation

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Has anyone used this with Cursor?How do you handle auth?Any alternatives?

WebSearch MCP

Install in your client

What WebSearch MCP does

Test This Server

Why this score

76/100across 5 weighted dimensions

Security

Tools (1)

Reviews

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar servers

Discussion

WebSearch MCP

Install in your client

What WebSearch MCP does

Test This Server

WebSearch-MCP

Table of Contents

About

Installation

Installing via Smithery

Manual Installation

Configuration

Setup & Integration

Setting Up the Crawler Service

Prerequisites

Starting the Crawler Service

Why this score

76/100across 5 weighted dimensions

Security

Tools (1)

Reviews

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar servers

Discussion

WebSearch-MCP

Table of Contents

About

Installation

Installing via Smithery

Manual Installation

Configuration

Setup & Integration

Setting Up the Crawler Service

Prerequisites

Starting the Crawler Service