KnockOutEZ/wigolo

Overview

A private web research tool for AI coding agents. It provides search, fetch, crawl, and research capabilities over the Model Context Protocol. It runs locally with no API keys or cloud services, at $0 per query, and is currently in public beta.

Best for

Best for
Developers running AI coding agents that need cost-free, local web access

Use cases

• Give an AI coding agent local web search
• Fetch and crawl pages over MCP
• Run research tasks without API keys or cloud costs

How to use

Install

npx wigolo init                              # set up the local engine — any system

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, ChatGPT

Notes

A private web research tool for AI coding agents. It provides search, fetch, crawl, and research capabilities over the Model Context Protocol. It runs locally with no API keys or cloud services, at $0 per query, and is currently in public beta.

4,866 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-03.

Use cases

• Give an AI coding agent local web search
• Fetch and crawl pages over MCP
• Run research tasks without API keys or cloud costs

Pros

• No API keys required
• Free at $0 per query
• Local-first without cloud dependencies

Cons

• Public beta, so stability may change
• Requires an MCP-compatible environment
• Not a stand-alone search tool for end users

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