Web MCP Server

Multi-provider web search MCP server (Doubao / Volcengine)

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What is the Web MCP server?

Multi-provider web search MCP server (Doubao / Volcengine). The web mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 9 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

多 provider 联网搜索 MCP Server。当前支持豆包(火山引擎联网搜索 API)。

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • DOUBAO_API_KEY — 是
  • DOUBAO_BASE_URL — 否
  • WEB_SEARCH_PROVIDER — 否
  • query — string
  • count — number
  • searchType — string
  • timeRange — string
  • authLevel — number
  • web_search — The web_search tool exposed by this server

Configuration

You will need 2 environment variables: DOUBAO_API_KEY, DOUBAO_BASE_URL. 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.

Adding it to your client

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

When to reach for it

Plenty of search and retrieval servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Web's toolset — DOUBAO_API_KEY, DOUBAO_BASE_URL, WEB_SEARCH_PROVIDER and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by chaochao.wen; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Caveats

  • 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.
  • With 9 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Web.
  • 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 web mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
DOUBAO_API_KEY
DOUBAO_BASE_URL
WEB_SEARCH_PROVIDER
querystring
countnumber
searchTypestring
timeRangestring
authLevelnumber
web_searchThe web_search tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Web MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-search-doubao": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@fuyouai/web-search-mcp", "--provider", "doubao"],
      "env": {
        "DOUBAO_API_KEY": "${env:DOUBAO_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
DOUBAO_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
DOUBAO_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Web to DOUBAO API KEY.
  • Use Web to DOUBAO BASE URL.
  • Use Web to WEB SEARCH PROVIDER.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Web to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 9 tools (DOUBAO_API_KEY, DOUBAO_BASE_URL, WEB_SEARCH_PROVIDER, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Web directly.