# iflow-mcp_mcp_server_bing

> MCP server implementation for Bing Search API integration

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/iflow-mcp-mcp-server-bing/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_mcp_server_bing

### Description (declared)

# Bing Search MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microsoft Bing Search API integration, allowing AI assistants to perform web, news, and image searches.

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![Bing Search MCP Server](assets/mcp_server_bing.png)

## Features

- Web search for general information
- News search for recent events and timely information
- Image search for visual content
- Rate limiting to prevent API abuse
- Comprehensive error handling

## Requirements

- Python 3.10 or higher
- Microsoft Bing Search API key
- MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor)

## Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:
   ```
   uv venv
   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
   uv pip install -e .
   ```

## Configuration

Set the required environment variables:

```bash
export BING_API_KEY="your-bing-api-key"
export BING_API_URL="https://api.bing.microsoft.com/"  # Optional
```

For Windows:
```cmd
set BING_API_KEY=your-bing-api-key
set BING_API_URL=https://api.bing.microsoft.com/
```

## Usage

### Running the server

```
uvx bing-search-mcp
```

### Configuring with Claude for Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file (`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` on macOS or `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` on Windows):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bing-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/your/bing-search-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BING_API_KEY": "your-bing-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}
```
![Claude Code Bing Search MCP](assets/claude_bing_search.png)

## Available Tools

### 1. bing_web_search
General web search for information, websites, and content.

```python
bing_web_search(query: str, count: int = 10, offset: int = 0, market: str = "en-US")
```

### 2. bing_news_search
Search for news …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.web-search (1, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_mcp_server_bing/ (first seen 2026-09-09T20:23:42.200Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/iflow-mcp-mcp-server-bing/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/iflow-mcp-mcp-server-bing · ARD identifier urn:air::server:iflow-mcp-mcp-server-bing