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Multi-provider search broker for AI agents: 14 providers, 12-step extraction, retrieval workflows.
40FairInstall
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"khamel83-argus": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"argus-search"
],
"env": {
"ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY",
"ARGUS_SEARXNG_BASE_URL": "",
"ARGUS_DATA_ROOT": ""
}
}
}
}
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Environment
| Name | Required | Notes |
|---|
| ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY | No | WolframAlpha App ID (2,000 free computed-answer queries/month) Secret. |
| ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY | No | Brave Search API key (2,000 free queries/month) Secret. |
| ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY | No | Tavily API key (1,000 free queries/month) Secret. |
| ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY | No | Exa API key (1,000 free queries/month) Secret. |
| ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY | No | Serper API key (2,500 one-time free queries) Secret. |
| ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY | No | Linkup API key (1,000 free queries/month) Secret. |
| ARGUS_SEARXNG_BASE_URL | No | SearXNG instance URL (self-hosted, aggregates 70+ engines) |
| ARGUS_DATA_ROOT | No | Optional override for the writable Argus runtime corpus root |
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Multi-provider web search broker for AI agents. 14 providers, budget-aware routing, content extraction — one API.
FAQ
- What is Argus Retrieval?
- Multi-provider search broker for AI agents: 14 providers, 12-step extraction, retrieval workflows.
- How do I install Argus Retrieval?
- Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.
- Is Argus Retrieval official?
- No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.
- How is the trust score calculated?
- This listing scores 40 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.
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