Role1776/mcp-retrieval

Overview

Role1776/mcp-retrieval is a Go MCP server that provides web search, image search, and page scraping to Markdown. It runs locally without API keys and is free to use. The server is designed for fast, idiomatic integration with MCP clients.

Best for

Best for
Developers who want a free, local MCP search tool without API dependencies.

Use cases

• Search the web from an MCP client without API keys
• Scrape a webpage and receive Markdown output
• Run image searches locally through MCP

How to use

Tools exposed

• max_results
• timeout_ms
• max_images
• robots_txt
• remove_links
• max_chars
• MCP_TRANSPORT
• MCP_NAME
• MCP_PATH
• SERVER_PORT
• SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT
• SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT
• MAX_IDLE_CONNS_PER_HOST
• PROXY_HOST
• PROXY_PORT
• PROXY_SCHEME
• PROXY_LOGIN
• PROXY_PASSWORD
• MAX_QUERIES
• DEFAULT_RESULTS

Tested with

Claude Desktop

Notes

Role1776/mcp-retrieval is a Go MCP server that provides web search, image search, and page scraping to Markdown. It runs locally without API keys and is free to use. The server is designed for fast, idiomatic integration with MCP clients.

12 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-03. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Search the web from an MCP client without API keys
• Scrape a webpage and receive Markdown output
• Run image searches locally through MCP

Pros

• No API keys or usage costs
• Fast, idiomatic Go implementation
• Runs locally, keeping queries off external services

Cons

• Small user base (12 stars) limits community support
• Scraping-based search may be fragile if target sites change
• Requires self-hosting the server

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