SourceWeave Web Search runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 122 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 23 Apr 2026.
Fully local MCP server and CLI for web research
We read the source, 18 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
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.
result = subprocess.run(
env = dict(os.environ)
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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.
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 mcp add sourceweave-web-search -- uvx sourceweave-web-search
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourceweave-web-search": {
"args": [
"sourceweave-web-search"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.sourceweave-web-search]
command = "uvx"
args = ["sourceweave-web-search"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourceweave-web-search": {
"args": [
"sourceweave-web-search"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourceweave-web-search": {
"args": [
"sourceweave-web-search"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
SOURCEWEAVE_SEARCH_SEARXNG_BASE_URL (SearXNG URL template. Must contain <query>.), SOURCEWEAVE_SEARCH_CRAWL4AI_BASE_URL (Base URL for the Crawl4AI service.), SOURCEWEAVE_SEARCH_CACHE_REDIS_URL (Redis or Valkey URL used for caching.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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