# Bocha AI Web Search MCP Server An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Bocha AI web search functionality. This server provides a powerful search
Most search and retrieval work still happens through a UI a human drives. Bocha AI Web Search MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. # Bocha AI Web Search MCP Server An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Bocha AI web search functionality. This server provides a powerful search tool that returns web content and related images, supporting both human-readable Markdown.
Bocha AI (博查AI) is a legal and compliant AI search service operating in the People's Republic of China(PRC), specifically designed for searching Chinese internet content. It provides comprehensive search capabilities while adhering to all relevant Chinese regulations and standards.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at already. on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:
bocha_web_search — A powerful web search tool that retrieves content from Chinese internet sourcesConfiguration is passed through the environment: BOCHA_API_KEY, YOUR_BOCHA_API_KEY. 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.
Among the search and retrieval options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Bocha AI Web Search's toolset — bocha_web_search — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by yoko19191; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Bocha AI Web Search's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| bocha_web_search | A powerful web search tool that retrieves content from Chinese internet sources. |
## Configuration
**mcp.json**
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bocha-ai-search": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/ABSOLUTE/PATH/bocha-ai-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"BOCHA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BOCHA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| BOCHA_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| YOUR_BOCHA_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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