Agent-search-mcp Server

Agent Search MCP starts without an API key. It returns compact multi-source evidence, records provider failures, and bounds work with request and evidence budgets. Paid providers run only when…

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What is the Agent-search-mcp Server?

Agent Search mcp is an MCP project maintained in the lennney/agent-search-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Agent Search MCP starts without an API key. It returns compact multi-source evidence, records provider failures, and bounds work with request and evidence budgets. Paid…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is agent-search-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
free_searchMulti-engine Web Search with bounded fallback
free_search_advancedFiltered waterfall search and optional enrichment
free_extractExtract a URL as clean Markdown
fetch_github_readmeFetch a public GitHub repository README
fetch_csdn_articleFetch a CSDN article
fetch_juejin_articleFetch a Juejin article
search_with_synthesisSearch evidence with an LLM synthesis hint
EnvironmentDefault
SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODEfree_first
PAID_ENGINE_ORDERbrave,exa,tavily,youcom,tencent_wsa,bocha,serper
SEARCH_BUDGET_MAX_CALLS16
SEARCH_BUDGET_MAX_ELAPSED_MS30000
SEARCH_BUDGET_MAX_RESULTS100
EVIDENCE_BUDGET_CHARS1200

How to install the Agent-search-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "agent-search-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.