# openwebninja-mcp

Connects an agent to OpenWeb Ninja APIs for web search and other live data. Useful when you want the agent to retrieve those results through MCP.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 38
- Author: OpenWeb-Ninja
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/OpenWeb-Ninja/openwebninja-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/openwebninja-mcp

## What it does

The server gives an agent tools for OpenWeb Ninja APIs covering web search, news, local businesses, jobs, products, real estate, and more. It includes 51 tools: API-specific tools plus `subscribe`, which adds a selected API’s free tier.

Each tool takes an operation and its arguments. The server validates those inputs, sends the request, and returns the data with a `request_id`. Tool schemas come from OpenAPI specifications. You need an OpenWeb Ninja API key in `OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY`; without it, API requests cannot be made.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Environment variables: `OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add openwebninja-mcp -e OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY=<OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY> -- npx -y @openwebninja/mcp-server
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add openwebninja-mcp --env OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY=<OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY> -- npx -y @openwebninja/mcp-server
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "openwebninja-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@openwebninja/mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY": "<OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "openwebninja-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@openwebninja/mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY": "<OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY=<OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY> openwebninja-mcp npx -y @openwebninja/mcp-server
```
Replace <…> with your own values

## When to use it
- search for jobs by query and country
- retrieve current product and company information
- find local businesses and their details
- give an agent web search results through MCP

## Example prompts
- Use `jsearch` to find remote site reliability engineer jobs in the United States.
- Search for recent news about this topic and share the results.
- Find local businesses near this address.

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