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Web Researcher MCP Server

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Search & WebLow Risk10.0Local
Free

Your AI research assistant that cites real sources and stays honest

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Your AI research assistant that cites real sources and stays honest

Security Report

10.0
Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (2 strong, 1 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

4 files analyzed · No issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

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database

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Google Custom Search API keyRequired

Environment variable: GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY

Google Programmable Search Engine IDOptional

Environment variable: GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ID

Search provider: google, brave, serper, searxng, searchapi, duckduckgo, tavily, exa, hackernews, reddit, bluesky, github, or xquikOptional

Environment variable: SEARCH_PROVIDER

Use multiple search engines with automatic switching if one goes down (e.g. brave,google,serper)Optional

Environment variable: SEARCH_ROUTING

Brave Search API keyRequired

Environment variable: BRAVE_API_KEY

Serper.dev API keyRequired

Environment variable: SERPER_API_KEY

SearchAPI.io API keyRequired

Environment variable: SEARCHAPI_API_KEY

SearXNG instance URLOptional

Environment variable: SEARXNG_URL

Tavily Search API keyRequired

Environment variable: TAVILY_API_KEY

Exa API key (neural/semantic web search provider)Required

Environment variable: EXA_API_KEY

Xquik API key (metered X/Twitter post search provider)Required

Environment variable: XQUIK_API_KEY

Contact email for SEC EDGAR (enables filing_search); falls back to OPENALEX_EMAILOptional

Environment variable: EDGAR_CONTACT_EMAIL

CourtListener API token (legal_search works without it; a token raises the rate limit)Required

Environment variable: COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN

FRED API key (enables econ_search for Federal Reserve economic data)Required

Environment variable: FRED_API_KEY

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