Retrieval platform for AI agents. Argus routes search across 14 providers, recovers dead URLs, captures important site content, builds local
Connect Argus to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Retrieval platform for AI agents. Argus routes search across 14 providers, recovers dead URLs, captures important site content, builds local docs-plus-research packs, and persists everything with traceable local artifacts. The argus mcp server is what makes that connection.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Budgets — Each provider tracks usage. Tier 1 (monthly) uses a 30-day rolling window; tier 3 (one-time) uses a lifetime counter that never resets. When aConfiguration is passed through the environment: ARGUS_MCP_STANDALONE, ARGUS_EGRESS_TYPE, ARGUS_AUTHORITY_URL, ARGUS_AUTHORITY_TOKEN, ARGUS_API_KEY, ARGUS_ADMIN_API_KEY, DELIVERY_ID, ARGUS_ROOT_PATH. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Argus's toolset — Budgets — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by khamel83; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Budgets | Each provider tracks usage. Tier 1 (monthly) uses a 30-day rolling window; tier 3 (one-time) uses a lifetime counter that never resets. When a provider hits its budget, Argus skips it and moves to the next. Free provider |
{
"mcpServers": {
"argus": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["argus-search"],
"env": {
"ARGUS_MCP_STANDALONE": "your-value",
"ARGUS_EGRESS_TYPE": "your-value",
"ARGUS_AUTHORITY_URL": "your-value",
"ARGUS_AUTHORITY_TOKEN": "your-value",
"ARGUS_API_KEY": "your-value",
"ARGUS_ADMIN_API_KEY": "your-value",
"DELIVERY_ID": "your-value",
"ARGUS_ROOT_PATH": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| ARGUS_MCP_STANDALONE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| ARGUS_EGRESS_TYPE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| ARGUS_AUTHORITY_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| ARGUS_AUTHORITY_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| ARGUS_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| ARGUS_ADMIN_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| DELIVERY_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| ARGUS_ROOT_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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