Higress Ai Search MCP Server

Using uvx will automatically install the package from PyPI, no need to clone the repository locally.

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What is the Higress Ai Search MCP server?

Higress Ai Search MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Higress Ai Search directly instead of describing what you should do. Using uvx will automatically install the package from PyPI, no need to clone the repository locally.

What you get

  • Internet Search — Google, Bing, Quark - for general web information
  • Academic Search — Arxiv - for scientific papers and research
  • Internal Knowledge Search —

What the assistant can call

Once Higress Ai Search is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Cline — The Cline tool exposed by this server

Setting it up

The server ships on PyPI as Using, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 3 environment variables: HIGRESS_URL, MODEL, INTERNAL_KNOWLEDGE_BASES. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Choosing this one

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Higress Ai Search's toolset — Cline — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by cr7258; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Higress Ai Search's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the higress ai search mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
ClineThe Cline tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Higress Ai Search MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "higress-ai-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["Using"],
      "env": {
        "HIGRESS_URL": "your-value",
        "MODEL": "your-value",
        "INTERNAL_KNOWLEDGE_BASES": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
HIGRESS_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
MODELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
INTERNAL_KNOWLEDGE_BASESConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Higress Ai Search to Cline.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Higress Ai Search to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Cline) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Higress Ai Search directly.