Web search MCP servers

Which web search MCP servers actually answer?

Of 369 servers in the official MCP registry that mention Web search, we checked 217 remote endpoints on 2026-10-04: 117 answered the MCP handshake, 68 answered but asked for sign-in or payment first, and 32 did not complete it. 144 run on your own machine and cannot be checked from outside.

What this does not tell you: whether a server is safe, or whether its tools do what they say. An answer to the handshake proves the endpoint is up, nothing more.

Ranked by our checks and repository activity, not by votes. How we check.

1. web-search

   ai.keenable/web-search

   Live web search and clean-markdown page fetch over the Keenable web index.

   Answers the MCP handshake and lists its tools★ 6

2. AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent

   io.github.industrial-platform-ai/research-brief

   x402 cited web research and synthesis for agents. $1.99 per completed brief.

   Answers the MCP handshake and lists its tools

3. MAD Synapse · Web & Research

   art.maddegen.agent/synapse-web

   Read the web (page text, DNS, WHOIS, TLS, uptime) + research (Wikipedia, arXiv, GitHub, packages).

   Answers the MCP handshake; tool list not available without sign-in

4. MCP Research Agent: Web Scraping Tool for AI

   com.ranovam/mcp-research-agent

   Structured web research tool for AI agents: search, fetch and shape web data into the JSON schema…

   Answers the MCP handshake; tool list not available without sign-in

5. Web Search & Data API

   xyz.kadec0/web-search-data-api

   Web search, scraping, Google Trends and data lookups. Paid per call in USDC on Base via x402.

   Answers the MCP handshake and lists its tools

6. google-web-search

   com.jojapi/google-web-search

   Google Web Search: Google Web Search API. Search the world’s information, including webpages.

   Answers the MCP handshake and lists its tools

7. web-search

   ai.groundroute/web-search

   Web search for AI agents — one tool across 6 engines, routed to the cheapest + cached.

   Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake★ 1

8. Searchpin — Free Web Search for AI Agents

   io.github.telly6/searchpin

   Free web search for AI agents — multi-engine parallel search, smart ranking, no sign-up, no limits

   runs locally★ 27

9. WebSearch MCP Server

   io.github.daidaiJ/websearch-mcpserver

   Zero-API-key MCP search server: multi-engine web/academic search, PDF parsing, secure web fetch

   runs locally★ 23

10. MultiScrape Contextual Web Research

    io.github.Arsh-Kashyap/multiscrape

    Live web research with related queries, browser-rendered sources, images, and evidence.

    Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake

11. AIsa Web Search & Research

    one.aisa/web-search

    Web search and page extraction across several independent search providers.

    Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake

12. Web Search API for all your agents and LLMs

    ai.blopus/search

    Live web search, image search, topic filters and full-text fetch over our own crawled index.

    Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake

13. Webz.io News Search

    io.webz/news-search

    Search global news in natural language. Filter by language, country, date, sentiment, and domain.

    Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake★ 2

14. Web Researcher MCP

    io.github.zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp

    Your AI research assistant that cites real sources and stays honest

    runs locally★ 63

15. Web Search

    io.github.hec-ovi/web-search

    Keyless multi-engine web search, fetch, and clean-Markdown read for AI agents. No API keys.

    runs locally★ 8

16. Agent Web Search

    io.github.JerryLiu369/agent-web-search

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

    runs locally★ 7

17. Exa Search

    io.github.pollinations/exa

    Search the live web and fetch clean content from source pages.

    Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake★ 5,170

18. amazon-product-research-mcp

    com.webotee/amazon-product-research-mcp

    Amazon brand, seller, niche & buy-box intelligence inside your own Claude or ChatGPT.

    Answers the MCP handshake and lists its tools

19. SourceWeave Web Search

    io.github.MRNAQA/sourceweave-web-search

    Fully local MCP server and CLI for web research

    runs locally★ 2

20. my-websearch

    io.github.wtznicy/my-websearch

    MyWebSearch - multi-engine web search MCP server, CLI and local daemon. No API keys required.

    runs locally★ 1

21. Search1API

    io.github.superagents-lab/search1api

    Web search, news, page retrieval, sitemaps, and trending topics through Search1API.

    Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake★ 173

22. pinkpixel-dev-web-scout-mcp

    ai.smithery/pinkpixel-dev-web-scout-mcp

    Search the web and extract clean, readable text from webpages. Process multiple URLs at once to sp…

    Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake★ 136

23. RONIN Web Research

    website.agratys.seller/ronin-buyer

    Web research and source retrieval. Native MCP tool with x402 Base USDC payment, 0.010000 per call.

    runs locally

24. web-research-mcp

    io.github.CSOAI-ORG/web-research-mcp

    AI-powered web research MCP server for agents. Supports web search, browse page, extract...

    runs locally

25. Web Search API

    io.github.Br0ski777/web-search

    Web search returning structured results — titles, URLs, snippets. x402 micropayment.

    runs locally

26. You.com Web Access & AI

    io.github.youdotcom-oss/mcp

    Web search, AI agent, and content extraction via You.com APIs

    Answers, but requires sign-in before the handshake★ 24

27. Robin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT

    io.github.apurvsinghgautam/robin

    Dark web OSINT over Tor: search onion engines, scrape pages, report with your own model.

    runs locally★ 7,409

28. SearXNG Search

    io.github.ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng

    MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading

    runs locally★ 1,275

29. Lupa — local file search for your Mac

    io.github.paeyoungpark-web/lupa-mcp

    Search your Mac's files by name and by text inside documents. Local index, Korean-aware.

    runs locally

30. brave-search-mcp-server

    io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server

    Brave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.

    runs locally★ 1,484

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