Free Search MCP Server

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People who work with duckduckgo, mojeek and playwright and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-27 · ★ 91 · #27 OF 290 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Free Search

before you install - you'll need

Set SEARCH_MCP_TEST_NETWORK before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add sweetcornna-free-search-mcp -- uvx free-search-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sweetcornna-free-search-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "free-search-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package free-search-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.sweetcornna is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Free Search can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.13.1 · 2026-09-26

Documentation only; the server is the same as 0.13.0. This release exists so · that the package page shows the new README. · Changed · The README is a quarter of its former length and says how to set up the two…

v0.13.0 · 2026-09-26

Two opt-in engines that search on an account sign-in instead of an API key. · codex runs OpenAI's own web search on a ChatGPT plan, a use OpenAI allows · from third-party tools. antigravity runs Google Search through a…

v0.12.0 · 2026-09-22

Three of the four default engines had stopped contributing, and no structural · test could see it. Bing answered every multi-word query with ten well-formed · results about the first word only (the Steam page for "rust…

04 · Who maintains Free Search

Free Search is maintained by sweetcornna. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/sweetcornna/free-search-mcp
website: https://github.com/sweetcornna/free-search-mcp#readme
category: browser automation - ranked #27 of 290 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-26)
registry: io.github.sweetcornna/free-search-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-22 · 3 versions)
packages: pypi:free-search-mcp · mcpb:https://github.com/sweetcornna/free-search-mcp/releases/download/v0.13.1/free-search-mcp-0.13.1.mcpb

06 · Free Search FAQ

What is Free Search?

Is Free Search still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-27 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Free Search?

Run `uvx free-search-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (SEARCH_MCP_TEST_NETWORK) to set first. Set SEARCH_MCP_TEST_NETWORK before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Free Search run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Free Search

Alternatives to Free Search

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Pairs well with

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