AI Search Tool - MCP Server An Apify MCP Server that provides real-time web search capabilities for AI agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). ## Standby Mode This Actor uses Standby mode, a new, lightweight method for using Actors. Instead of starting an Actor for each input and waiting for results, the Actor remains ready in the background to handle arbitrary HTTP requests, just like any web or API server. Learn more. ### Actor URL Send an HTTP request to this URL, and wait for the response: https://<YOUR_USERNAME>--ai-search-mcp-server.apify.actor?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN The MCP endpoint is available at /mcp: https://<YOUR_USERNAME>--ai-search-mcp-server.apify.actor/mcp?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN ## About this MCP Server To understand how to connect to and utilize this MCP server, please refer to the official Model Context Protocol documentation at mcp.apify.com. ### How It Works This MCP server does not require any input query at startup. Instead: 1. The server starts and exposes 5 search tools via MCP protocol 2. MCP clients (Claude, GPT, etc.) connect to the server 3. When the AI needs to search, it calls a tool with the query parameter Example tool call from an MCP client: json { "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "search_web", "arguments": { "query": "latest AI news", "max_results": 5 } } } ## Features - 5 Search Tools: Web, Images, Videos, News, and Books search - Multi-Backend: Uses DuckDuckGo, Bing, Brave, Google, Yahoo with automatic fallback - Real-Time Data: Breaks through LLM knowledge cutoffs with current web data - MCP Compatible: Works with Claude, GPT, and other MCP-enabled clients - Configurable: Region, safe search, time filters, and result limits ## Available Tools ### search_web Search the web for current information. Returns titles, URLs, snippets, and domains. Parameters: - query (required): Search query string - max_results: Maximum results (1-100, default: 10) - region: Region code (default: "us-en") - safe_search: Filter level ("off", "moderate", "strict") - time_range: Time filter ("d", "w", "m", "y") ### search_images Search for images. Returns image URLs, thumbnails, dimensions, and sources. Parameters: Same as search_web ### search_videos Search for videos. Returns video URLs, thumbnails, duration, and publisher info. Parameters: Same as search_web ### search_news Search for recent news articles. Returns headlines, URLs, dates, and sources. Parameters: Same as search_web ### search_books Search for books. Returns titles, authors, publishers, and links. Parameters: - query (required): Search query string - max_results: Maximum results (1-100, default: 10) ## Configuration The server accepts the following configuration options: | Option | Type | Default | Description | |--------|------|---------|-------------| | defaultRegion | string | "us-en" | Default region for searches | | defaultMaxResults | integer | 10 | Default max results per search | | defaultSafeSearch | string | "moderate" | Default safe search level | | proxy | object | null | Proxy configuration | ## Region Codes Common region codes: - us-en - United States (English) - uk-en - United Kingdom (English) - de-de - Germany (German) - fr-fr - France (French) - jp-jp - Japan (Japanese) - es-es - Spain (Spanish) - it-it - Italy (Italian) ## Time Range Filters - d - Past day - w - Past week - m - Past month - y - Past year