Web Search MCP Server for use with Local LLMs
A TypeScript MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides comprehensive web search capabilities using direct connections (no API keys required) with multiple tools for different use cases.
Features
- Multi-Engine Web Search: Prioritises Bing > Brave > DuckDuckGo for optimal reliability and performance
- Full Page Content Extraction: Fetches and extracts complete page content from search results
- Multiple Search Tools: Three specialised tools for different use cases
- Smart Request Strategy: Switches between playwright browesrs and fast axios requests to ensure results are returned
- Concurrent Processing: Extracts content from multiple pages simultaneously
How It Works
The server provides three specialised tools for different web search needs:
1. full-web-search (Main Tool)
When a comprehensive search is requested, the server uses an optimised search strategy:
- Browser-based Bing Search - Primary method using dedicated Chromium instance
- Browser-based Brave Search - Secondary option using dedicated Firefox instance
- Axios DuckDuckGo Search - Final fallback using traditional HTTP
- Dedicated browser isolation: Each search engine gets its own browser instance with automatic cleanup
- Content extraction: Tries axios first, then falls back to browser with human behavior simulation
- Concurrent processing: Extracts content from multiple pages simultaneously with timeout protection
- HTTP/2 error recovery: Automatically falls back to HTTP/1.1 when protocol errors occur
