Bing Search MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microsoft Bing Search API integration, allowing AI assistants to perform web, news, and image searches.
Features
- Web search for general information
- News search for recent events and timely information
- Image search for visual content
- Rate limiting to prevent API abuse
- Comprehensive error handling
Requirements
- Python 3.10 or higher
- Microsoft Bing Search API key
- MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor)
Installation
- Clone this repository
- Install dependencies:
uv venv source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate uv pip install -e .
Configuration
Set the required environment variables:
export BING_API_KEY="your-bing-api-key"
export BING_API_URL="https://api.bing.microsoft.com/" # OptionalFor Windows:
set BING_API_KEY=your-bing-api-key
set BING_API_URL=https://api.bing.microsoft.com/Usage
Running the server
uvx bing-search-mcpConfiguring with Claude for Desktop
Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):
