search-server
search-server is an MCP server, listed under search. It reaches bocha and brave. It needs BOCHA_API_KEY and BRAVE_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 78 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
一个基于MCP协议的搜索服务实现，提供网络搜索和本地搜索功能，Cursor和Claude Desktop能与之无缝集成。
Install
Read from search-server’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
uv --directory D:\code\search-server run search
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
bocha, brave
Credential
BOCHA_API_KEY, BRAVE_API_KEY
What it connects to
Supported in
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
Stars
78
State
stale
Licence
MIT
From the repository
一个基于MCP协议的搜索服务实现，提供网络搜索和本地搜索功能，Cursor和Claude Desktop能与之无缝集成。
search-server compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| search-server (this page) | bocha, brave | BOCHA_API_KEY, BRAVE_API_KEY | 78 | 2025-02-18 | MIT |
| mcp-compose | brave, oauth(1 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY, MCP_API_KEY, OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET | 58 | 2025-10-09 | AGPL-3.0 |
| AiCore | brave, claude(1 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY, CLAUDE_PROXY_TOKEN | 27 | 2026-07-03 | Apache-2.0 |
| mcp-web-search-tool | brave(1 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY | 16 | 2026-10-16 | MIT |
| brave-search-mcp-sse | brave(1 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY | 16 | 2025-04-24 | MIT |
| mcpcodeserver | brave, github(1 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN | 14 | 2025-10-13 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with search-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about search-server
- What does search-server do?
- 一个基于MCP协议的搜索服务实现，提供网络搜索和本地搜索功能，Cursor和Claude Desktop能与之无缝集成。
- How do I install search-server?
- Its own README gives this command: uv --directory D:\code\search-server run search. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does search-server connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches bocha and brave. The credentials we found in its source are BOCHA_API_KEY and BRAVE_API_KEY.
- Which AI clients can use search-server?
- Its own description mentions Claude Desktop and Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
- Is search-server official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 78 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-02-18.
- What licence does search-server use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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