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web-retrieval-mcp for Zed

io.github.velvetsp/web-retrieval-mcp

MCP web search + tiered web fetch for AI agents (Exa, Firecrawl), SSRF-guarded, cross-platform.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install web-retrieval-mcp in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "web-retrieval-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "web-retrieval-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>",
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<FIRECRAWL_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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