Free-first Chinese and English web search MCP using zero-key sources and inspectable evidence.
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claude mcp add agent-search-mcp -e BRAVE_API_KEY=<BRAVE_API_KEY> -e TAVILY_API_KEY=<TAVILY_API_KEY> -e EXA_API_KEY=<EXA_API_KEY> -e YDC_API_KEY=<YDC_API_KEY> -e TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY=<TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY> -e BOCHA_API_KEY=<BOCHA_API_KEY> -e SERPER_API_KEY=<SERPER_API_KEY> -e SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE=<SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE> -e PAID_ENGINE_ORDER=<PAID_ENGINE_ORDER> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"agent-search-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_API_KEY>",
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "<TAVILY_API_KEY>",
"EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>",
"YDC_API_KEY": "<YDC_API_KEY>",
"TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY": "<TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY>",
"BOCHA_API_KEY": "<BOCHA_API_KEY>",
"SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE": "<SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE>",
"PAID_ENGINE_ORDER": "<PAID_ENGINE_ORDER>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"agent-search-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_API_KEY>",
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "<TAVILY_API_KEY>",
"EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>",
"YDC_API_KEY": "<YDC_API_KEY>",
"TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY": "<TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY>",
"BOCHA_API_KEY": "<BOCHA_API_KEY>",
"SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE": "<SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE>",
"PAID_ENGINE_ORDER": "<PAID_ENGINE_ORDER>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"agent-search-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_API_KEY>",
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "<TAVILY_API_KEY>",
"EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>",
"YDC_API_KEY": "<YDC_API_KEY>",
"TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY": "<TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY>",
"BOCHA_API_KEY": "<BOCHA_API_KEY>",
"SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE": "<SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE>",
"PAID_ENGINE_ORDER": "<PAID_ENGINE_ORDER>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
BRAVE_API_KEYOptional, secret | Brave Search API key (optional, enables Brave engine) |
TAVILY_API_KEYOptional, secret | Tavily Search API key (optional, enables Tavily engine) |
EXA_API_KEYOptional, secret | Exa Search API key (optional, enables Exa engine) |
YDC_API_KEYOptional, secret | You.com Search API key (optional, enables You.com engine) |
TENCENT_WSA_API_KEYOptional, secret | Tencent Web Search API key (optional, enables Tencent WSA engine) |
BOCHA_API_KEYOptional, secret | Bocha Web Search API key (optional, enables Bocha engine) |
SERPER_API_KEYOptional, secret | Serper API key (optional, enables Google SERP search) |
SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODEOptional | Provider policy: free_first, quality_escalation, paid_first, or free_only |
PAID_ENGINE_ORDEROptional | Comma-separated optional-provider preference order |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Last updated | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.lennney/agent-search-mcp |
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