fatwang2/search1api-mcp

Overview

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search functionality via the search1api service. It requires a paid API key to operate and is written in TypeScript.

Best for

Best for
Developers building MCP-based AI tools who need straightforward web search without self-scraping

Use cases

• Integrate real-time web search into MCP-compatible AI assistants
• Enable AI tools to retrieve up-to-date information from the web
• Add search capability to MCP clients like Claude Desktop

How to use

Install

npx skills add fatwang2/search1api-cli

Tools exposed

• max_results
• search_service
• crawl_results
• include_sites
• exclude_sites
• time_range

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "search1api": {\n      "url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",\n      "headers": {\n        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search functionality via the search1api service. It requires a paid API key to operate and is written in TypeScript.

172 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-03-13. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Integrate real-time web search into MCP-compatible AI assistants
• Enable AI tools to retrieve up-to-date information from the web
• Add search capability to MCP clients like Claude Desktop

Pros

• Simple drop-in MCP integration for search
• Leverages a dedicated search API for reliable results
• TypeScript implementation offers type safety and ease of use

Cons

• Requires a paid API key, so not free to use
• Limited to the features and uptime of the search1api service
• Dependency on an external paid service may be a barrier for some projects

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