mzxrai/mcp-webresearch

Overview

This is an MCP web research server that gives Claude real-time information from the web. It acts as a bridge between Claude and online sources, enabling live data retrieval through the Model Context Protocol.

Best for

Best for
Developers who want to give Claude live web search capabilities in their own applications.

Use cases

• Fetching current news or facts during a Claude conversation
• Querying live data for research or decision support
• Extending Claude with web search functionality

How to use

Tools exposed

• search_google
• visit_page
• take_screenshot

Tested with

Claude Desktop

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "webresearch": {\n      "command": "npx",\n      "args": ["-y", "@mzxrai/mcp-webresearch@latest"]\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

This is an MCP web research server that gives Claude real-time information from the web. It acts as a bridge between Claude and online sources, enabling live data retrieval through the Model Context Protocol.

298 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2024-12-18. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Fetching current news or facts during a Claude conversation
• Querying live data for research or decision support
• Extending Claude with web search functionality

Pros

• Open source with community interest (298 stars on GitHub)
• Enables real-time web access for Claude without manual intervention
• Simple JavaScript implementation easy to understand and modify

Cons

• Requires setting up and running a separate server process
• Depends on external web sources that may change or become unavailable
• Limited to environments where Claude supports the MCP protocol

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