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:

Code

uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install -e .

Configuration

Set the required environment variables:

server.ts

export BING_API_KEY="your-bing-api-key"
export BING_API_URL="https://api.bing.microsoft.com/"  # Optional

For Windows:

cmd

set BING_API_KEY=your-bing-api-key
set BING_API_URL=https://api.bing.microsoft.com/

Usage

Running the server

Code

uvx bing-search-mcp

Configuring 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):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bing-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/your/bing-search-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BING_API_KEY": "your-bing-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

1. bing_web_search

General web search for information, websites, and content.

python

bing_web_search(query: str, count: int = 10, offset: int = 0, market: str = "en-US")

2. bing_news_search

Search for news articles and current events.

python

bing_news_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US", freshness: str = "Day")

3. bing_image_search

Search for images.

python

bing_image_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US")

Getting a Bing API Key

Visit Microsoft Azure Portal
Create or sign in to your Azure account
Create a new Bing Search resource
Go to the resource and find your API key in the "Keys and Endpoint" section

License

MIT License