Web Search MCP Server

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answering

Web Search is answering right now. Last checked 2 min ago. Last commit 19 Jun 2026.

Web search for AI agents — one tool across 6 engines, routed to the cheapest + cached.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 98%

91 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

199 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 19 Jun 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Web Search every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 2 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add web-search --transport http https://api.groundroute.ai/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://api.groundroute.ai/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.web-search]
url = "https://api.groundroute.ai/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-search": {
      "url": "https://api.groundroute.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "web-search": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.groundroute.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://api.groundroute.ai/mcp	streamable-http	needs key	172 ms	2 min ago

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Web Search — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Web Search?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Web Search working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 199 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Web Search?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Web Search need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Web Search answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Web Search?

It answers our handshake in 199 ms on average, which is faster than 71% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Web Search open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at api.groundroute.ai, which runs on its operator's own terms.