Free, API-key-free web search MCP server — DuckDuckGo, Bing, Google & optional SerpAPI/Tavily
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<!-- mcp-name: io.github.HughesCuit/heventure-search-mcp --> [**中文**](./README_CN.md) | English --- [](https://pypi.org/project/heventure-search-mcp/) [](https://pypi.org/project/heventure-search-mcp/) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [](https://pypi.org/project/heventure-search-mcp/) # 🔍 MCP Web Search Server > **Free forever. No API key required.** A web search MCP server that works out of the box with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI tool. ```bash pip install heventure-search-mcp ``` ## ✨ Why? Most MCP search servers require you to sign up for API keys (Bing, Google, SerpAPI...). This one works **immediately** — zero configuration, zero cost, zero sign-ups. | Feature | This Server | Others | |---------|:-----------:|:------:| | No API key needed | ✅ | ❌ | | DuckDuckGo (free) | ✅ | varies | | Bing (free) | ✅ | ❌ | | Google (free) | ✅ | ❌ | | Optional SerpAPI/Tavily | ✅ | ✅ | | Async + caching | ✅ | varies | | Install in 10 seconds | ✅ | varies | ## 🚀 Quick Start ### Option 1: Claude Desktop / Cursor Add to your MCP config: ```json { "mcpServers": { "web-search": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["heventure-search-mcp"] } } } ``` ### Option 2: Command Line ```bash pip install heventure-search-mcp heventure-search-mcp ``` ### Option 3: Docker ```bash docker run -p 8080:8080 heventure-search-mcp ``` ## 🔧 Available Tools ### `web_search` Search the web with multiple engines simultaneously. | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `query` | string | *required* | Search query | | `max_results` | int | 10 | Number of results (1-20) | | `search_engine` | string | `"both"` | `duck…
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