Free Search MCP
free-search-mcp · by sweetcornna
Local-first, no-API-key MCP server for web search, fetch, and document reading. Multi-engine (DuckDuckGo, Mojeek, Startpage), smart Playwright fallback, FTS5 cache, LLM-tuned output.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 20d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
0 tools
Grade F
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Free Search MCP is an MCP server that local-first, no-API-key MCP server for web search, fetch, and document reading. Multi-engine (DuckDuckGo, Mojeek, Startpage), smart Playwright fallback, FTS5 cache, LLM-tuned output. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 59/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"search": {
"args": [
"search-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
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What Free Search MCP does
A local-first, no-API-key Model Context Protocol server that gives any LLM (Claude, GPT, local Ollama, …) the ability to search the web, fetch and clean up pages, and read documents — without you signing up for a single
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Free Search MCP safe to use?
- Free Search MCP has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Free Search MCP?
- Free Search MCP supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What AI clients work with Free Search MCP?
- Free Search MCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Free Search MCP actively maintained?
- Free Search MCP is actively maintained — last commit was 20 days ago. It has 56 GitHub stars.
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