OpenAI Web Search MCP Server

MCPOpen Source12.2

by bitibi • Search & Retrieval

An MCP server that provides real-time web search capability to agents by using OpenAI's Responses API with the web_search_preview feature.

Example Use Cases

1
Fetch up-to-date web results to answer user queries beyond the model's training cut-off.
2
Augment conversational assistants (e.g., Claude Desktop) with live web search functionality via MCP.
3
A lightweight, self-hosted bridge to OpenAI's web search preview capability, configurable via environment variables.

Description

A TypeScript MCP server that exposes a web_search tool allowing agents to perform live web searches via OpenAI's Responses API (web_search_preview). It is easy to run via npx or as a global npm package, and integrates with MCP-compatible clients (example provided for Claude Desktop). The server requires an OPENAI_API_KEY and supports a configurable port, enabling agents to fetch up-to-date information from the web and enrich their responses.

Capabilities(2 total)

Tools (2)

web_search_chat_completion

Perform a web search using OpenAI's Chat Completions API with search-enabled models

model:string*messages:array*web_search_options:object

web_search_responses

Perform a web search using OpenAI's Responses API with web_search_preview tool

model:string*tools:array*input:any*

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Security

Scanned 2 month(s) ago

Risk Level

MINIMAL

Read-only data retrieval, no side effects

Trust Score

C54/100

6/17 checks passed

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Service TypeMCP

Pricing ModelUnknown

Capabilities2 Tools / 0 Prompts / 0 Resources

Ownerbitibi

CategorySearch & Retrieval

DependenciesStandalone

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