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Web Researcher MCP for Zed

io.github.zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp

Your AI research assistant that cites real sources and stays honest

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Install Web Researcher MCP in Zed

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

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "web-researcher-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp:1.49.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY>",
        "GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ID": "<GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ID>",
        "SEARCH_PROVIDER": "<SEARCH_PROVIDER>",
        "SEARCH_ROUTING": "<SEARCH_ROUTING>",
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "SERPER_API_KEY": "<SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "SEARCHAPI_API_KEY": "<SEARCHAPI_API_KEY>",
        "SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARXNG_URL>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>",
        "XQUIK_API_KEY": "<XQUIK_API_KEY>",
        "EDGAR_CONTACT_EMAIL": "<EDGAR_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN": "<COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN>",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<FRED_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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