SearchAPI.site - MCP Server

by mrgoonie

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TypeScript Model Context Protocol (MCP) server boilerplate providing search API tools/resources. Includes CLI support and extensible structure for connecting AI systems (LLMs) to external data sources (Google, Bing, etc.) via SearchAPI.site

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Author: mrgoonie
GitHub stars: 14
Downloads: 227
Categories: Developer Tools

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name SearchAPI.site - MCP Server

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Use the CLI directly (e.g., npm run dev:cli -- search-google --query "..." --api-key "...") or configure the MCP client to use the server via stdio or Streamable HTTP transport, providing an API key from SearchAPI.site.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "searchapi.site - mcp server": {
            "searchapi-mcp-server": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-eval",
                    "src/evals/evals.ts",
                    "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "searchapi-mcp-server": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
            "mcp-eval",
            "src/evals/evals.ts",
            "src/tools/searchapi.tool.ts"
        ],
        "env": {
            "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key"
        }
    }
}

SearchAPI.site - MCP Server

This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to external data sources (Google, Bing, etc.) via SearchAPI.site.

Author: Claude

- Glama
- Github
- NPM

Available platforms

- [x] Google - Web Search - [x] Google - Image Search - [x] Google - YouTube Search - [ ] Google - Maps Search - [x] Bing - Web Search - [ ] Bing - Image Search - [ ] Reddit - [ ] X/Twitter - [ ] Facebook Search - [ ] Facebook Group Search - [ ] Instagram - [ ] TikTok

SearchAPI.site

- Website
- API Docs
- Swagger UI Config
- Create Search API key here
- GitHub

Supported Transports

- [x] "stdio" transport - Default transport for CLI usage
- [x] "Streamable HTTP" transport - For web-based clients
- [ ] Implement auth ("Authorization" headers with Bearer <token>)
- [x] ~~"sse" transport~~ (Deprecated)
- [ ] Write tests

How to use

CLI

```bash

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SearchAPI.site - MCP Server

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