Web Search MCP server

This MCP server provides web search capabilities using Puppeteer, delivering structured JSON results through a lightweight and stateless design that integrates easily with MCP-enabled systems.

Installation

To get started with the Memory Store MCP Server, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-server.git
   cd mcp-server
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Build the project:

   npm run build
   

Configuration

Before running the server, you need to set up your environment variables. Create a .env file in the project root with the following configuration:

# Puppeteer configuration
PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH=/path/to/chrome
PUPPETEER_HEADLESS=true

# Server settings
PORT=3000

Configuration Options

• PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH: The path to your Chrome executable
• PUPPETEER_HEADLESS: Set to true for headless browsing (recommended for servers)
• PORT: The port number where the server will listen for requests

Usage

Starting the Server

To launch the MCP server, run:

npm start

This will start the server on the port specified in your .env file (default: 3000).

Making Requests

The server provides web search functionality to MCP clients. Here's an example of how to use it through the Model Context Protocol:

{
  "tool": "search_web",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "example search"
  }
}

Response Format

The server will return structured JSON results from the web search that can be processed by your MCP-enabled application.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues with the server:

• Make sure Puppeteer can access Chrome at the path specified in your .env file
• Check that the port is not already in use by another application
• Verify your network connectivity if making outbound requests

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "search_web" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","mcp-server"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "search_web": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "search_web": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect