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Integrates with a headless browser to perform Google searches and extract web content, enabling local web search capabilities for up-to-date information retriev

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Integrates with a headless browser to perform Google searches and extract web content, enabling local web search capabilities for up-to-date information retrieval and research tasks.

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An MCP server for performing local web searches. This server provides tools to search and extract content from web pages through the Model Context Protocol.

Features

  • Perform web searches with customizable result limits
  • Extract and process content from web pages
  • Return structured results with titles, URLs, and descriptions
  • Support for content truncation and domain filtering
  • Clean content extraction using Readability
  • Headless browser operation for improved performance

Installation

To install dependencies:

bun install

Setup

Run the setup script to configure the MCP server:

bun run setup.ts

This will add the server to your Claude MCP configuration.

Available Tools

  1. local_web_search
    • Performs web search and returns results with title, URL and description
    • Parameters:
      • query: Search query to find relevant content (required)
      • excludeDomains: List of domains to exclude from search results (default: [])
      • limit: Maximum number of results to return (default: 5)
      • truncate: Maximum length of content to return per result (default: 4000)
      • show: Show browser window for debugging (default: false)
      • proxy: Proxy server to use for requests (optional)

Requirements

  • Bun runtime
  • Node.js TypeScript support

Development

This project uses:

Contributors

  • egoist - Original local web search author
  • FradSer - Original author
  • TheSethRose - Playwright integration and performance improvements

License

MIT License

This project was created using bun init in bun v1.2.2. Bun is a fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime.

from github.com/fradser/mcp-server-local-web-search

Installing Local Web Search

This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.

▸ github.com/fradser/mcp-server-local-web-search

FAQ

Is Local Web Search MCP free?

Yes, Local Web Search MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Local Web Search need an API key?

No, Local Web Search runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Local Web Search hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Local Web Search in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Local Web Search on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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