Onesearch MCP Server

CLI-first multi-source web research for AI agents and terminal users.

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What is the Onesearch MCP server?

Connect Onesearch to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. CLI-first multi-source web research for AI agents and terminal users. The onesearch mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

onesearch 是一个 CLI-first 的研究与证据工具,面向 AI 助手、脚本和终端用户。它把综合搜索、来源发现、文档检索、网页抓取、站点结构读取、Deep Research 离线规划、配置诊断和内置 skill 分发放在同一个可复现命令层里。

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • deep — research、deep、research

Installation

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at duckduckgo-mcp-server on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: DEEPWIKI_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_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.

Where it fits

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. Onesearch's toolset — deep — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by GitHub Actions; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

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

Worth knowing first

  • 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.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
deepresearch、deep、research

How to install the Onesearch MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onesearch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["duckduckgo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "DEEPWIKI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
DEEPWIKI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
EXA_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Onesearch to deep.

Frequently asked questions

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