Multi-engine web search and content retrieval without API keys, across Bing, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, Brave and more.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add open-websearch -- npx open-websearch@1.2.5~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.open-websearch]
command = "npx"
args = ["open-websearch@1.2.5"]
# codex mcp add open-websearch -- npx open-websearch@1.2.5~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-websearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"open-websearch@1.2.5"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"open-websearch": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"open-websearch@1.2.5"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-websearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"open-websearch@1.2.5"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-websearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"open-websearch@1.2.5"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-websearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"open-websearch@1.2.5"
]
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http open-websearch https://open-websearch--aas-ee.run.tools~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.open-websearch]
url = "https://open-websearch--aas-ee.run.tools"
# codex mcp add open-websearch --url https://open-websearch--aas-ee.run.tools~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-websearch": {
"url": "https://open-websearch--aas-ee.run.tools"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"open-websearch": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://open-websearch--aas-ee.run.tools"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-websearch": {
"httpUrl": "https://open-websearch--aas-ee.run.tools"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-websearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://open-websearch--aas-ee.run.tools"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-websearch": {
"url": "https://open-websearch--aas-ee.run.tools"
}
}
}