How do I install agent-search-mcp?

Its own README gives this command: npx -y agent-search-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does agent-search-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

The credentials we found in its source are HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN.

Is agent-search-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 112 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-21.

What licence does agent-search-mcp use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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agent-search-mcp

agent-search-mcp is an MCP server, listed under search. It needs HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 112 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Performs free-first web searches in Chinese and English, using zero-key sources and providing inspectable evidence.

Install

Read from agent-search-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx -y agent-search-mcp

View in agent-search-mcp’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

112

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

Free-first Chinese and English web search MCP using zero-key sources and inspectable evidence.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What agent-search-mcp can do

7 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

free_search: Multi-engine Web Search with bounded fallback
free_search_advanced: Filtered waterfall search and optional enrichment
free_extract: Extract a URL as clean Markdown
fetch_github_readme: Fetch a public GitHub repository README
fetch_csdn_article: Fetch a CSDN article
fetch_juejin_article: Fetch a Juejin article
search_with_synthesis: Search evidence with an LLM synthesis hint

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

agent-search-mcp compared with similar servers

agent-search-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
agent-search-mcp (this page)	—	HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN	112	2026-09-21	Apache-2.0
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 agent-search-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about agent-search-mcp

What does agent-search-mcp do?: Performs free-first web searches in Chinese and English, using zero-key sources and providing inspectable evidence.
How do I install agent-search-mcp?: Its own README gives this command: npx -y agent-search-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does agent-search-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: The credentials we found in its source are HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN.
Is agent-search-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 112 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-21.
What licence does agent-search-mcp use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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