Web Researcher MCP Server

by zoharbabinio.github.zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcpv1.49.4

Web search via Google, Brave, Serper, SearXNG and SearchAPI.io, multi-tier content extraction, academic and patent search, and multi-source research.

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Install Web Researcher MCP server

claude mcp add web-researcher -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp:1.49.4

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-researcher": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp:1.49.4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-researcher": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp:1.49.4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "web-researcher": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp:1.49.4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-researcher": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp:1.49.4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY	—	yes	Google Custom Search API key
GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ID	—	—	Google Programmable Search Engine ID
SEARCH_PROVIDER	—	—	Search provider: google, brave, serper, searxng, searchapi, duckduckgo, tavily, exa, hackernews, reddit, bluesky, github, or xquik
SEARCH_ROUTING	—	—	Use multiple search engines with automatic switching if one goes down (e.g. brave,google,serper)
BRAVE_API_KEY	—	yes	Brave Search API key
SERPER_API_KEY	—	yes	Serper.dev API key
SEARCHAPI_API_KEY	—	yes	SearchAPI.io API key
SEARXNG_URL	—	—	SearXNG instance URL
TAVILY_API_KEY	—	yes	Tavily Search API key
EXA_API_KEY	—	yes	Exa API key (neural/semantic web search provider)
XQUIK_API_KEY	—	yes	Xquik API key (metered X/Twitter post search provider)
EDGAR_CONTACT_EMAIL	—	—	Contact email for SEC EDGAR (enables filing_search); falls back to OPENALEX_EMAIL
COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN	—	yes	CourtListener API token (legal_search works without it; a token raises the rate limit)
FRED_API_KEY	—	yes	FRED API key (enables econ_search for Federal Reserve economic data)

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal 11d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-09-28 · 11d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-09-28 · 12d ago · GitHub · v1.49.4
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-09-28 · 12d ago · official registry · v1.49.4

FAQ

›How do I install the Web Researcher MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add web-researcher -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp:1.49.4. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Web Researcher require an API key?

Yes. It expects GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY, BRAVE_API_KEY, SERPER_API_KEY, SEARCHAPI_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, XQUIK_API_KEY, COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN, FRED_API_KEY, of which 9 are secrets.

›Can I use Web Researcher as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Web Researcher in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp.