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MCP servers

Search MCP servers

Web search APIs built for LLMs, plus maps and other live data the model can't know by itself. 14 servers, 11 of them official, with the command to add each one, GitHub stars and the last push. Updated 2026-10-20.

Search & web data

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14 of 14 servers

  • ExaOfficial · Exa

    Neural web search, code search and company research built for LLMs.

    ★ 5.2kpushed 2026-10-19MIT

    Remote
    claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp
  • PerplexityOfficial · Perplexity

    Ask Perplexity's Sonar models for answers with cited sources, including deep research.

    ★ 2.6kpushed 2026-10-19MITon DevHunt

    Local (stdio)
    claude mcp add perplexity -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server
  • TavilyOfficial · Tavily

    Search, extract, map and crawl the web with results tuned for agents.

    ★ 2.4kpushed 2026-10-15MIT

    Remote + local
    claude mcp add --transport http tavily https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/

    Or run it locally: npx -y tavily-mcp

  • Brave SearchOfficial · Brave

    Web, news, image, video and local search from Brave's independent index.

    ★ 1.5kpushed 2026-10-17MIT

    Local (stdio)
    claude mcp add --env BRAVE_API_KEY=... --transport stdio brave-search -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server

    Needs BRAVE_API_KEY

  • Jina AIOfficial · Jina AI

    Read URLs as Markdown, web and arXiv search, screenshots and reranking.

    ★ 886pushed 2026-10-15Apache-2.0

    Remote
    claude mcp add --transport http jina-ai https://mcp.jina.ai/v1
  • KagiOfficial · Kagi

    Kagi web search and summarizer (needs Kagi API access).

    ★ 546pushed 2026-07-07MIT

    Local (stdio)
    claude mcp add kagi -- uvx kagimcp
  • MapboxOfficial · Mapbox

    Geocoding, places search, directions, travel times and static maps.

    ★ 362pushed 2026-10-20MIT

    Remote + local
    claude mcp add --transport http mapbox https://mcp.mapbox.com/mcp

    Or run it locally: npx -y @mapbox/mcp-server

  • SerpApiOfficial · SerpApi

    Google and other search engine results as structured JSON.

    ★ 180pushed 2026-10-15MIT

    Remote
    claude mcp add --transport http serpapi https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp

    Headers: Authorization (add with --header where the client doesn't sign in with OAuth)

  • LinkupOfficial · Linkup

    Web search with sourced answers from trusted sources.

    ★ 29pushed 2026-10-20MIT

    See docs

    Setup is in the README (it needs a build step, an app plugin or your account details).

  • FetchReference

    Fetch a URL and return it as Markdown the model can read.

    ★ 91k (repo)pushed 2026-10-19

    Local (stdio)
    claude mcp add fetch -- uvx mcp-server-fetch
  • Google MapsOfficial · Google

    Places search, routes and weather from Google Maps Platform (Grounding Lite, hosted).

    See docs

    Setup is in the official docs.

  • arXivCommunity

    Search arXiv, download papers and read their full text.

    ★ 3.2kpushed 2026-10-08Apache-2.0

    Local (stdio)
    claude mcp add arxiv -- uvx arxiv-mcp-server
  • DuckDuckGoCommunity

    Free web search through DuckDuckGo, plus page fetching; no API key.

    ★ 1.5kpushed 2026-09-04MIT

    Local (stdio)
    claude mcp add duckduckgo -- uvx duckduckgo-mcp-server
  • SearXNGCommunity

    Private web search through your own SearXNG instance, plus URL reading.

    ★ 1.3kpushed 2026-10-20MIT

    Local (stdio)
    claude mcp add --env SEARXNG_URL=... --transport stdio searxng -- npx -y mcp-searxng

    Needs SEARXNG_URL

Using Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop? How to add an MCP server to each client. Read a server's permissions before you connect it to real accounts, and start with read-only or test keys.

FAQ

What is the best search MCP server?+

Start with the official server for the product you use: Exa, Perplexity, Tavily, Brave Search, Jina AI. Popular community options: arXiv, DuckDuckGo, SearXNG.

Which search MCP servers are official?+

11 of the 14 here are built by the vendor or the MCP project: Exa, Perplexity, Tavily, Brave Search, Jina AI, Kagi, Mapbox, SerpApi, Linkup, Fetch, Google Maps.

Which search MCP servers need no install?+

Exa, Tavily, Jina AI, Mapbox, SerpApi run as hosted remote servers: add the URL to your client and sign in. The rest run locally with npx, uvx or Docker.

How do I add a search MCP server to Claude Code or Cursor?+

In Claude Code, run the command shown next to the server (claude mcp add ...). In Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop, add the same URL or command to the client’s mcp.json; the MCP servers hub has a snippet for each client.

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