Simple MCP Search Server

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 information
• readPage: Read and convert a webpage to markdown format
• performDeepSearch: Execute a deep, multi-step search with reasoning

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher
• A valid Jina.ai API key

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Copy the example configuration:

   cp config.example.json config.json
   

4. Edit config.json and add your Jina.ai API key

Usage

1. Build the TypeScript code:

   npm run build
   

2. 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
}