MCP Search Server MCP server
Web search, content extraction, PDF parsing, plus datetime and geolocation tools. No API keys.
D43/100grade D
Adoption
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Little public usage data yet
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MCP Search Server tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 high
- –Code scanpackage could not be scannedn/a
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Findings (1)
- highPackage mcp-search-server not found on pypi
code.package-missing
Overall 43/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How MCP Search Server compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 43/100
- higher than 7% of 3,471 Web search servers
Install MCP Search Server in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add search -- uvx mcp-search-server
MCP Search Server: common questions
- Is MCP Search Server MCP server safe?
- Not recommended: it is graded D (43/100). Read the MCP Search Server safety report
- How do I install MCP Search Server?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does MCP Search Server need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is MCP Search Server maintained?
- The latest release is v0.1.1.
- What can I use instead of MCP Search Server?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: webclaw MCP server, searxNcrawl MCP server and CLIO Web MCP server.
Alternatives to MCP Search Server
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- webclawWeb scraping, search, crawling, structured extraction and research for AI agents.not reviewedEstablishedA
- searxNcrawlWeb search via SearXNG and/or You.com, plus clean Markdown crawling via Crawl4AI. Self-hosted.not reviewedEstablishedA
- CLIO WebProvider-fixed web search plus transparent URL, DOI, and document fetchingnot reviewedEstablishedA
Zotero MCPSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.not reviewedWidely usedB- Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's APInot reviewedWidely usedA