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web-researcher-mcp

web-researcher-mcp is an MCP server, listed under search. It reaches brave, exa, google and serper. It needs BRAVE_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY and SERPER_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 70 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-25.

Give your AI assistant real web search, full-page reading, and multi-source research with citations that are never fabricated.

Install

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

claude mcp add --scope user web-researcher -- uvx web-researcher-mcp

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches
brave, exa, google, serper
Credential
BRAVE_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY, SERPER_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars
70
State
listed
Licence
MIT
From the repository

Search the web and primary sources, read full pages, and check every citation. MCP server for Claude, Cursor, Codex and more. Runs on your machine.

web-researcher-mcp compared with similar servers

web-researcher-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
ServerReachesNeedsStarsLast updateLicence
web-researcher-mcp (this page)brave, exa, google, serperBRAVE_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY, SERPER_API_KEY702026-10-25MIT
mcp-omnisearchexa, github, tavily(1 shared)EXA_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY3572026-10-23MIT
ReActMCPexa, openai(1 shared)EXA_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY1432026-07-22MIT
mcp-composebrave, oauth(1 shared)BRAVE_API_KEY, MCP_API_KEY, OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET582025-10-09AGPL-3.0
AiCorebrave, claude(1 shared)BRAVE_API_KEY, CLAUDE_PROXY_TOKEN272026-07-03Apache-2.0
mcp-web-search-toolbrave(1 shared)BRAVE_API_KEY162026-10-16MIT

Ranked by services in common with web-researcher-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about web-researcher-mcp

What does web-researcher-mcp do?
Give your AI assistant real web search, full-page reading, and multi-source research with citations that are never fabricated.
How do I install web-researcher-mcp?
Its own README gives this command: claude mcp add --scope user web-researcher -- uvx web-researcher-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does web-researcher-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
It reaches brave, exa, google and serper. The credentials we found in its source are BRAVE_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY and SERPER_API_KEY.
Is web-researcher-mcp official and is it maintained?
We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 70 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-25.
What licence does web-researcher-mcp use?
The repository declares the MIT licence.

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