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searchapi mcp server for VS Code

io.github.ahmednsh/searchapi-mcp-server

Google Search, Shopping, Jobs, and YouTube tools backed by SearchApi.io

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install searchapi mcp server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json 

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "searchapi-api-key",
      "description": "SEARCHAPI_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "searchapi-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ahmednsh/searchapi-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARCHAPI_API_KEY": "${input:searchapi-api-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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