AI search (Reddit, HN, arXiv, Wikipedia), X and web search, page extraction, X data, People Search.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add desearch --env DESEARCH_API_KEY='<DESEARCH_API_KEY>' -- npx -y desearch-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.desearch]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "desearch-mcp-server"]
env = { DESEARCH_API_KEY = "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add desearch --env DESEARCH_API_KEY='<DESEARCH_API_KEY>' -- npx -y desearch-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"desearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"desearch-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DESEARCH_API_KEY": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"desearch": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"desearch-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DESEARCH_API_KEY": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"desearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"desearch-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DESEARCH_API_KEY": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"desearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"desearch-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DESEARCH_API_KEY": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"desearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"desearch-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DESEARCH_API_KEY": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http desearch https://mcp.desearch.ai/mcp --header 'x-api-key: <DESEARCH_API_KEY>'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.desearch]
url = "https://mcp.desearch.ai/mcp"
http_headers = { x-api-key = "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add desearch --url https://mcp.desearch.ai/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"desearch": {
"url": "https://mcp.desearch.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"desearch": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.desearch.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"desearch": {
"httpUrl": "https://mcp.desearch.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"desearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.desearch.ai/mcp",
"--header",
"x-api-key:<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"desearch": {
"url": "https://mcp.desearch.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "<DESEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
DESEARCH_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.