Agent Web Search MCP Server

Provider-neutral web_search for AI agents. Grounding + agent search APIs, keyless defaults.

Local serverstdio

What is the Agent Web Search MCP Server?

Agent Web Search is an MCP integration. Provider-neutral web_search for AI agents. Grounding + agent search APIs, keyless defaults.

Packages and local setup

The published pypi package is agent-web-search-mcp, version 0.8.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_PROVIDERS: Comma-separated startup-enabled provider set; defaults to ddgs,exa,parallel (all keyless); ARK_API_KEY: Volcengine Ark API key for Doubao grounding; GEMINI_API_KEY: Google Gemini API key for Google Search grounding; XAI_API_KEY: xAI API key for Grok web/X search; DEEPSEEK_API_KEY: DeepSeek API key for native web search; AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_RESPONSES_API_KEY: Generic Responses API key for web search grounding (falls back to OPENAI_API_KEY); AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_RESPONSES_BASE_URL: Generic Responses API base URL; defaults to https://api.openai.com/v1; AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_MESSAGES_API_KEY: Generic Anthropic Messages API key for web search grounding; AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_MESSAGES_BASE_URL: Generic Anthropic Messages API base URL; defaults to https://api.anthropic.com; TAVILY_API_KEY: Tavily API key for agent-oriented search; BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY: Brave Search API key; PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: Perplexity API key for structured search; YDC_API_KEY: You.com API key; EXA_API_KEY: Optional Exa key; free MCP fallback without it; PARALLEL_API_KEY: Optional Parallel key; free MCP fallback without it; ZHIPU_WEB_SEARCH_API_KEY: Zhipu standalone Web Search API key; ZHIPU_CHAT_SEARCH_API_KEY: Zhipu Chat Completions native web search key.

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository · Project website. This profile uses version 0.8.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_PROVIDERSComma-separated startup-enabled provider set; defaults to ddgs,exa,parallel (all keyless)Optional
ARK_API_KEYVolcengine Ark API key for Doubao groundingOptional
GEMINI_API_KEYGoogle Gemini API key for Google Search groundingOptional
XAI_API_KEYxAI API key for Grok web/X searchOptional
DEEPSEEK_API_KEYDeepSeek API key for native web searchOptional
AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_RESPONSES_API_KEYGeneric Responses API key for web search grounding (falls back to OPENAI_API_KEY)Optional
AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_RESPONSES_BASE_URLGeneric Responses API base URL; defaults to https://api.openai.com/v1Optional
AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_MESSAGES_API_KEYGeneric Anthropic Messages API key for web search groundingOptional
AGENT_WEB_SEARCH_MESSAGES_BASE_URLGeneric Anthropic Messages API base URL; defaults to https://api.anthropic.comOptional
TAVILY_API_KEYTavily API key for agent-oriented searchOptional
BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEYBrave Search API keyOptional
PERPLEXITY_API_KEYPerplexity API key for structured searchOptional
YDC_API_KEYYou.com API keyOptional
EXA_API_KEYOptional Exa key; free MCP fallback without itOptional
PARALLEL_API_KEYOptional Parallel key; free MCP fallback without itOptional
ZHIPU_WEB_SEARCH_API_KEYZhipu standalone Web Search API keyOptional
ZHIPU_CHAT_SEARCH_API_KEYZhipu Chat Completions native web search keyOptional