Model Context Protocol moderate risk

Web Search

This MCP server enables web searches via Google scraping, providing structured results without API keys, but requires careful rate limiting.

Connections & Capabilities

Connects To

GitHubGoogle SearchTwitter

Capabilities

read

Quickstart

Install

npm install
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Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-search": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/web-search/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Exposed MCP Tools (1)

safe

search

Performs a web search using Google and returns structured results.

Read-only operation; no data modification or system access.

Safety Assessment

This server is relatively safe for read-only web searches. However, the lack of rate limiting and reliance on scraping introduces risks of service disruption and potential violations of Google's terms of service. Use with caution and implement rate limiting where possible.

No API keys required, reducing credential exposure.
Read-only access to web search results.
Configurable result limit to control resource usage.
Clear documentation of limitations.

Relies on web scraping, which is subject to change and breakage.
Potential for rate limiting or blocking by Google.
No built-in sandboxing or isolation.
No authentication or authorization mechanisms.