# web-search

Searches the Keenable web index and retrieves page text formatted as clean Markdown. Works without an API key for up to 1,000 requests per hour.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 6
- Author: keenableai
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/keenableai/keenable-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/web-search

## What it does

This server connects your assistant to the Keenable web index for live online queries. It exposes two functions: `search_web_pages` filters results by site or date, while `fetch_page_content` extracts clean Markdown up to a default limit of 50000 characters.

Setup does not require hosting search infrastructure. Most clients connect directly to the hosted streamable HTTP endpoint. For editors limited to stdio processes, the `@keenable/mcp` bridge package routes requests to the cloud service.

Usage is keyless out of the box with a quota of 1,000 requests per hour. If your project exceeds that ceiling, you must supply an optional token via `KEENABLE_API_KEY`.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Remote server: `https://api.keenable.ai/mcp?keenable_title=mcp-registry`
- Environment variables: `KEENABLE_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)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http web-search 'https://api.keenable.ai/mcp?keenable_title=mcp-registry'
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env KEENABLE_API_KEY=<KEENABLE_API_KEY> --transport stdio web-search -- npx -y @keenable/mcp
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add web-search --url 'https://api.keenable.ai/mcp?keenable_title=mcp-registry'
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add web-search --env KEENABLE_API_KEY=<KEENABLE_API_KEY> -- npx -y @keenable/mcp
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "web-search": {
            "url": "https://api.keenable.ai/mcp?keenable_title=mcp-registry"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "web-search": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@keenable/mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "KEENABLE_API_KEY": "<KEENABLE_API_KEY>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "web-search": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://api.keenable.ai/mcp?keenable_title=mcp-registry"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "web-search": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@keenable/mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "KEENABLE_API_KEY": "<KEENABLE_API_KEY>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http web-search 'https://api.keenable.ai/mcp?keenable_title=mcp-registry'
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e KEENABLE_API_KEY=<KEENABLE_API_KEY> web-search npx -y @keenable/mcp
```
Replace <…> with your own values

## When to use it
- Run live web lookups directly from the agent terminal
- Extract web page text formatted directly into clean Markdown
- Filter online search results by specific domains and publish dates
- Connect web crawling tools without mandatory API token generation

## Example prompts
- Use `search_web_pages` to find recent changes in the Python documentation restricted to python.org
- Fetch the technical guide content as clean Markdown using `fetch_page_content`
- Search for microservice architecture discussions published after January 2024

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