Hermes Search MCP Server
Hermes search mcp mcp server connects Hermes Search MCP to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Hermes Search MCP Server.
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that enables AI systems to interact seamlessly with various data sources and tools, facilitating secure, two-way connections.
The server is distributed via npm as hermes-search-mcp, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.
Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT, AZURE_SEARCH_API_KEY, AZURE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.
Before you begin, ensure you have: * Azure Cognitive Search service and credentials * Claude Desktop or Cursor * Node.js (v20 or higher) * Git installed (only needed if using Git installation method)
Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Hermes Search MCP sits in that group. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
{
"mcpServers": {
"hermes-search-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "hermes-search-mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT": "your-search-endpoint",
"AZURE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
"AZURE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME": "your-index-name"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
Before you begin, ensure you have: * Azure Cognitive Search service and credentials * Claude Desktop or Cursor * Node.js (v20 or higher) * Git installed (only needed if using Git installation method)
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| AZURE_SEARCH_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| AZURE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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