argus
argus is an MCP server, listed under search. It reaches argus. It needs ARGUS_ADMIN_API_KEY, ARGUS_API_KEY and ARGUS_AUTHORITY_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 6 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Bridges AI agents to 14 web search providers, routing queries budget-awarely and extracting content through a single API.
Install
Read from argus’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
pipx install argus-search[mcp]
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
argus
Credential
ARGUS_ADMIN_API_KEY, ARGUS_API_KEY, ARGUS_AUTHORITY_TOKEN
Maintenance
Stars
6
State
listed
Licence
MIT
From the repository
Multi-provider web search broker for AI agents. 14 providers, budget-aware routing, content extraction — one API.
argus compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| argus (this page) | argus | ARGUS_ADMIN_API_KEY, ARGUS_API_KEY, ARGUS_AUTHORITY_TOKEN | 6 | 2026-10-22 | MIT |
| anysearch-mcp-server | anysearch | ANYSEARCH_API_KEY | 2,052 | 2026-09-17 | Apache-2.0 |
| duckduckgo-mcp-server | — | None listed | 1,550 | 2026-09-04 | MIT |
| web-search-mcp | — | None listed | 1,182 | 2025-08-08 | MIT |
| mcp-omnisearch | exa, github, tavily | EXA_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY | 357 | 2026-10-23 | MIT |
| search1api-mcp | search1api | SEARCH1API_KEY | 173 | 2026-10-24 | NOASSERTION |
Ranked by services in common with argus, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about argus
- What does argus do?
- Bridges AI agents to 14 web search providers, routing queries budget-awarely and extracting content through a single API.
- How do I install argus?
- Its own README gives this command: pipx install argus-search[mcp]. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does argus connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches argus. The credentials we found in its source are ARGUS_ADMIN_API_KEY, ARGUS_API_KEY and ARGUS_AUTHORITY_TOKEN.
- Is argus official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 6 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.
- What licence does argus use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
More MCP servers for search
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- duckduckgo-mcp-server1,550 stars
- web-search-mcp1,182 stars
- mcp-omnisearch357 stars
- search1api-mcp173 stars
- ReActMCP143 stars