agent search mcp for VS Code
io.github.lennney/agent-search-mcp
Free-first Chinese and English web search MCP using zero-key sources and inspectable evidence.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install agent search mcp in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "brave-api-key",
"description": "BRAVE_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "tavily-api-key",
"description": "TAVILY_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "exa-api-key",
"description": "EXA_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ydc-api-key",
"description": "YDC_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "tencent-wsa-api-key",
"description": "TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "bocha-api-key",
"description": "BOCHA_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "serper-api-key",
"description": "SERPER_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "search-provider-mode",
"description": "SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "paid-engine-order",
"description": "PAID_ENGINE_ORDER",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"agent-search-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agent-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "${input:brave-api-key}",
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "${input:tavily-api-key}",
"EXA_API_KEY": "${input:exa-api-key}",
"YDC_API_KEY": "${input:ydc-api-key}",
"TENCENT_WSA_API_KEY": "${input:tencent-wsa-api-key}",
"BOCHA_API_KEY": "${input:bocha-api-key}",
"SERPER_API_KEY": "${input:serper-api-key}",
"SEARCH_PROVIDER_MODE": "${input:search-provider-mode}",
"PAID_ENGINE_ORDER": "${input:paid-engine-order}"
}
}
}
}
VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs