Web search (Brave) and SSRF-safe page fetching, extraction and comparison for agents
To add mcp-web-research to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 7 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @opafex/mcp-web-research@0.1.0Environment variables
BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEYSet in your MCP configWEB_RESEARCH_SEARCH_PROVIDERSet in your MCP configUSER_AGENTSet in your MCP configSEARCH_CACHE_TTLSet in your MCP configPAGE_CACHE_TTLSet in your MCP configFETCH_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configMAX_HTML_SIZESet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add mcp-web-research --env BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY> --env WEB_RESEARCH_SEARCH_PROVIDER=<YOUR_WEB_RESEARCH_SEARCH_PROVIDER> --env USER_AGENT=<YOUR_USER_AGENT> --env SEARCH_CACHE_TTL=<YOUR_SEARCH_CACHE_TTL> --env PAGE_CACHE_TTL=<YOUR_PAGE_CACHE_TTL> --env FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS> --env MAX_HTML_SIZE=<YOUR_MAX_HTML_SIZE> -- npx -y @opafex/mcp-web-research@0.1.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
mcp-web-research exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY WEB_RESEARCH_SEARCH_PROVIDER USER_AGENT SEARCH_CACHE_TTL PAGE_CACHE_TTL FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS MAX_HTML_SIZE
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install mcp-web-research?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add mcp-web-research to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with mcp-web-research?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to mcp-web-research as well.
Does mcp-web-research need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY, WEB_RESEARCH_SEARCH_PROVIDER, USER_AGENT, SEARCH_CACHE_TTL, PAGE_CACHE_TTL, FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS, MAX_HTML_SIZE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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