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search-rotation MCP server

by localfoundry·io.github.localfoundry/search-rotation·v0.4.10
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MCP server for web search and page extraction across the free tiers of several providers

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search-rotation tools (4)

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Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

  • engine_status

    Read engine configuration, per-capability authentication requirements, local usage and quota sources. This is not a live health check. Historical errors do not prove a current failure; disabled engines are not necessarily missing credentials.

  • fetch_url

    Fetch a web page and return its content as markdown. Rotates across extraction providers (Jina Reader, Firecrawl, Parallel, Tavily, Exa) with failover.

  • open_dashboard

    Open the local dashboard (API keys, engine order and toggles, quota view) in a web browser. Use when the user wants to configure engines or check quota.

  • web_search

    Web search with automatic round-robin across multiple free search APIs (Tavily, Firecrawl, Parallel, Exa, Google PSE, DuckDuckGo) including transparent failover. Returns numbered results with title, URL, snippet and publication date when available. Time filters restrict rotation and failover to compatible providers; never silently dropped.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-26 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan30 source files scanned25/25
  • –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
  • Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How search-rotation compares

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
92/100
higher than 90% of 3,470 Web search servers
Tools
4
the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

What its tools let an agent do: 3 read · 1 create

Install search-rotation in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y search-rotation on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add search-rotation -- npx -y search-rotation
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What the publisher says

From the search-rotation repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

One MCP server for web search and page extraction across multiple providers.

Built by Robin Bially under the LocalFoundry label.

Rotate across available quotas, automatically fail over when a provider is unavailable, and return consistent results to your AI assistant. A local dashboard lets you manage API keys, reorder engines, check quotas, and inspect request history.

Actual dashboard UI, shown in English with illustrative demo data. Calls and provider budgets are displayed separately; activity bars offer time-window and per-engine details.

Quick start

npm

npx -y search-rotation --http --open

Requires Node.js 20.3+. For MCP over stdio, configure your client to run npx -y search-rotation with no arguments. The server is also listed in the official MCP Registry as io.github.localfoundry/search-rotation.

Homebrew

brew install localfoundry/tap/search-rotation
search-rotation --http --open

Homebrew installs the required Node.js runtime. For MCP over stdio, configure your client to run search-rotation with no arguments. See the LocalFoundry tap for upgrades and details.

Pinned release from GitHub

npx -y --allow-git=all github:localfoundry/search-rotation-mcp#v0.4.10

Use this when you want a fixed version instead of the current npm release.

Add your provider keys in the dashboard, then connect your assistant using the MCP client setup guide for Codex, Claude, Cursor, or OpenCode.

What you get

  • Search and fetch: independent rotation for web search and Markdown page extraction.
  • Automatic failover: quota-aware ordering, rate-limit cooldowns, and request timeouts.
  • Local dashboard: API keys, drag-and-drop engine order, per-engine calls and errors, separate quota balances, and interactive request history.
  • Local or remote: MCP over stdio or authenticated Streamable HTTP.

Providers: Tavily · Firecrawl · Parallel · Exa · Google PSE · Jina Reader · DuckDuckGo HTML. Keyless access and quota accounting vary by provider.

MCP tools

websearch · fetchurl · enginestatus · opendashboard

The dashboard's MCP Tools tab explains each tool, its parameters, and copyable example calls.

Actual dashboard UI, shown in English.

Search time filters

web_search accepts the following arguments:

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

search-rotation: common questions

Is search-rotation MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the search-rotation safety report
How do I install search-rotation?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does search-rotation need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is search-rotation maintained?
The last commit was 39 days ago (2026-09-26). The latest release is v0.4.10.
What can I use instead of search-rotation?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Free Search MCP server, Exa Search MCP server and webclaw MCP server.
How does search-rotation compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 92/100 (higher than 90% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 4 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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