fatwang2/search1api-mcp
π βοΈ - Search via search1api (requires paid API key)
Quick Install
{
"mcpServers": {
"fatwang2-search1api-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"fatwang2-search1api-mcp"
]
}
}
}Using an AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)? Copy a ready-made prompt that tells it to fetch the setup instructions and install this server for you.
Documentation Overview
Search1API MCP Server
The official MCP server for Search1API β web search, news, page retrieval, sitemap discovery, and trending topics in one API.
Authentication
- OAuth-aware clients can connect to the Remote MCP URL directly, then sign in and approve access in the browser.
- Existing integrations can continue to use an API key from the Search1API dashboard.
Quick Start (Remote MCP)
No installation required. Configure your MCP client with the remote URL. Use OAuth when the client supports it, or provide an API key.
Authentication
Three methods are supported β use whichever your client supports:
| Method | Format |
|---|---|
| OAuth 2.1 | Connect to https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp without a key and follow the client sign-in flow |
| Authorization Header | Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY |
| URL Query Parameter (legacy) | https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY |
Prefer OAuth or the Authorization header. Query-parameter credentials can be exposed in URLs, logs, and shell history.
Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Claude.ai (Web)
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector:
https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY
Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
VS Code
{
"servers": {
"search1api": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http search1api https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
Agent Skill
The Agent Skill has moved to search1api-cli. Install it with:
npm install -g search1api-cli
npx skills add superagents-lab/search1api-cli
Local Mode (stdio)
If you prefer to run the server locally, use Node.js 20 or newer with npx β no cloning required:
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "search1api-mcp"],
"env": {
"SEARCH1API_KEY": "YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
For self-hosted HTTP deployments behind a proxy, add any internal hostnames
that reach the Node.js process to the comma-separated MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS
environment variable. mcp.search1api.com and localhost addresses are allowed
by default.
Tools
search
Search the web using Search1API. Results include a citable
id/title/url structure. Pass a result URL to crawl when you need the
full page.
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | Yes | - | Search query |
max_results | No | 10 | Number of results |
search_service | No | google, bing, duckduckgo, yahoo, x, reddit, github, youtube, arxiv, wechat, bilibili, imdb, wikipedia | |
crawl_results | No | 0 | Number of top results to crawl for full content; each successful crawl adds 1 credit to the base 1-credit search request |
include_sites | No | [] | Sites to include |
exclude_sites | No | [] | Sites to exclude |
time_range | No | - | day, month, year |
news
Search for news articles.
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | Yes | - | Search query |
max_results | No | 10 | Number of results |
search_service | No | bing | google, bing, duckduckgo, yahoo, hackernews |
crawl_results | No | 0 | Number of top results to crawl for full content; each successful crawl adds 1 credit to the base 1-credit news request |
include_sites | No | [] | Sites to include |
exclude_sites | No | [] | Sites to exclude |
time_range | No | - | day, month, year |
crawl
Extract content from a URL.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | Yes | URL to crawl |
sitemap
Get all related links from a URL.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | Yes | URL to get sitemap |
trending
Get trending topics from popular platforms.
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
search_service | Yes | - | github, hackernews |
max_results | No | 10 | Number of items |
Version History
- v0.5.1: Documentation, LobeHub manifest, and MCP Registry metadata synchronized;
robots.txtserved on the transport host - v0.5.0: MCP 2026-07-28 support with automatic protocol negotiation; stateless compatibility for 2025-era HTTP clients; request-level authentication
- v0.4.0: Structured output schemas, OAuth security schemes, safety annotations, and Official MCP Registry metadata
- v0.3.1: OAuth 2.1 support for Remote MCP; retired reasoning tool removed
- v0.3.0: Remote MCP support via Streamable HTTP; per-session API key authentication
- v0.2.0: Fallback
.envsupport for LibreChat integration - v0.1.8: X (Twitter) and Reddit search services
- v0.1.7: Trending tool for GitHub and Hacker News
- v0.1.6: Wikipedia search service
- v0.1.5: New search parameters and services (arxiv, wechat, bilibili, imdb)
- v0.1.3: News search
- v0.1.2: Sitemap
- v0.1.1: Web crawling
- v0.1.0: Initial release
License
MIT