Bing Search MCP server

The Bing Search MCP Server integrates with Microsoft's Bing Search API to enable AI assistants to perform web, news, and image searches. This server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), making it compatible with clients like Claude Desktop and Cursor.

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Microsoft Bing Search API key
• MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor)

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install -e .

Configuration

Set the required environment variables:

export BING_API_KEY="your-bing-api-key"
export BING_API_URL="https://api.bing.microsoft.com/"  # Optional

For Windows:

set BING_API_KEY=your-bing-api-key
set BING_API_URL=https://api.bing.microsoft.com/

Running the Server

Start the MCP server with the following command:

uvx bing-search-mcp

Integrating with Claude Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bing-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/your/bing-search-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BING_API_KEY": "your-bing-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Search Tools

Web Search

For general information, websites, and content:

bing_web_search(query: str, count: int = 10, offset: int = 0, market: str = "en-US")

News Search

For news articles and current events:

bing_news_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US", freshness: str = "Day")

Image Search

For finding images:

bing_image_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US")

Getting a Bing API Key

1. Visit Microsoft Azure Portal
2. Create or sign in to your Azure account
3. Create a new Bing Search resource
4. Go to the resource and find your API key in the "Keys and Endpoint" section

How to add this MCP server to 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 > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

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

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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 explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.