lennney/agent-search-mcp

Overview

Free-first Chinese and English web search MCP server. Uses zero-key sources and provides inspectable evidence for each result. Built in TypeScript.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need a key-free search MCP for Chinese and English queries

Use cases

• Search the web from MCP clients without API keys
• Get Chinese and English search results
• Inspect source evidence for search results

How to use

Install

npx -y agent-search-mcp

Tools exposed

• free_search
• free_search_advanced
• free_extract
• fetch_github_readme
• fetch_csdn_article
• fetch_juejin_article
• search_with_synthesis
• SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE
• PAID_ENGINE_ORDER
• SEARCH_BUDGET_MAX_CALLS
• SEARCH_BUDGET_MAX_ELAPSED_MS
• SEARCH_BUDGET_MAX_RESULTS
• EVIDENCE_BUDGET_CHARS

Tested with

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

Notes

Free-first Chinese and English web search MCP server. Uses zero-key sources and provides inspectable evidence for each result. Built in TypeScript.

108 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-08-17. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Search the web from MCP clients without API keys
• Get Chinese and English search results
• Inspect source evidence for search results

Pros

• No API key required
• Supports Chinese and English
• Results include inspectable evidence

Cons

• Limited to zero-key sources
• Small community with 108 stars

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