Web Research MCP Server

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Web Research MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 118 installs a week from pypi.

AI-powered web research MCP server for agents. Supports web search, browse page, extract...

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Installs per day peak 54 · avg 19 · -17% w/w

a month agotoday

118

Installs / week

pypi · web-research-mcp

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License

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What the code does

We have not read this server's code yet, 30 d ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command server.py:198

        proc = subprocess.run(

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add web-research-mcp -- uvx web-research-mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-research-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "web-research-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.web-research-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["web-research-mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-research-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "web-research-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-research-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "web-research-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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Web Research MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Web Research MCP?

Web Research MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package web-research-mcp was installed 118 times last week.

Is Web Research MCP still maintained?

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.

How do I connect Web Research MCP?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls web-research-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Web Research MCP?

The pypi package web-research-mcp was installed 118 times in the last week. Week over week that is -17%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.