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Free Search MCP Server
No-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.
Install
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sweetcornna-free-search-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"free-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SEARCH_MCP_PROXY": "YOUR_SEARCH_MCP_PROXY",
"SEARCH_MCP_REGION": "",
"SEARCH_MCP_CACHE_DIR": ""
}
}
}
}
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Environment
| Name | Required | Notes |
|---|
| SEARCH_MCP_PROXY | No | Optional outbound proxy URL (http://, https:// or socks5://) for engines that block your network. Secret. |
| SEARCH_MCP_REGION | No | Optional default region-language for results, e.g. us-en, uk-en, cn-zh. Default: us-en. |
| SEARCH_MCP_CACHE_DIR | No | Optional directory for the local search/page cache. Default: ~/.cache/search-mcp. |
Tools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. GitHub enrichment fills this in when a token is configured.
About
No-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.
FAQ
- What is Free Search?
- No-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.
- How do I install Free Search?
- 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 Free Search 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 55 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.
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