Setup guide

Set up free-search-mcp in Windsurf

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Local-first, no-API-key MCP server for web search, fetch, and document reading. Multi-engine (DuckDuckGo, Mojeek, Startpage), smart Playwright fallback, FTS5 cache, LLM-tuned output.

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "free-search-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "search-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Generated from the captured install method (uvx); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure Windsurf is installed and up to date.
Open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart Windsurf and confirm free-search-mcp’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

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04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-07-22 08:29Z

sourcesGitHub repo search [p4]

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