Simple MCP Search Server
MartinSchlott
README
Simple MCP Search Server
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementation that provides search capabilities using Jina.ai APIs.
Features
searchWeb
: Search the web for informationreadPage
: Read and convert a webpage to markdown formatperformDeepSearch
: Execute a deep, multi-step search with reasoning
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18 or higher
- A valid Jina.ai API key
Installation
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Copy the example configuration:
cp config.example.json config.json
- Edit
config.json
and add your Jina.ai API key
Usage
-
Build the TypeScript code:
npm run build
-
Start the server:
npm start config.json
Or run in development mode:
npm run dev config.json
Configuration
The server requires a JSON configuration file with the following structure:
{
"name": "simple-search-server",
"version": "1.0.0",
"apiKeys": {
"jina": "YOUR_JINA_API_KEY"
},
"logLevel": "info"
}
Tools
searchWeb
Search the web for information using Jina's search API.
Input:
{
query: string; // The search query
site?: string; // Optional: Domain to restrict the search to
}
readPage
Read a webpage and convert it to markdown format.
Input:
{
url: string; // URL of the webpage to read
}
performDeepSearch
Perform a deep search on a topic, reading multiple pages and synthesizing information.
Input:
{
query: string; // The search query for deep research
reasoning_effort?: string; // Optional: Research intensity ("low", "medium", "high")
no_direct_answer?: boolean; // Optional: Whether to avoid direct answers
}
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