Web Researcher MCP

io.github.zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp

Your AI research assistant that cites real sources and stays honest

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-researcher-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/zoharbabin/web-researcher-mcp:1.50.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<your GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEY>",
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<your BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "SERPER_API_KEY": "<your SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "SEARCHAPI_API_KEY": "<your SEARCHAPI_API_KEY>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<your TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<your EXA_API_KEY>",
        "XQUIK_API_KEY": "<your XQUIK_API_KEY>",
        "COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN": "<your COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN>",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<your FRED_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • GOOGLE_CUSTOM_SEARCH_API_KEYsecretGoogle Custom Search API key
  • BRAVE_API_KEYsecretBrave Search API key
  • SERPER_API_KEYsecretSerper.dev API key
  • SEARCHAPI_API_KEYsecretSearchAPI.io API key
  • TAVILY_API_KEYsecretTavily Search API key
  • EXA_API_KEYsecretExa API key (neural/semantic web search provider)
  • XQUIK_API_KEYsecretXquik API key (metered X/Twitter post search provider)
  • COURTLISTENER_API_TOKENsecretCourtListener API token (legal_search works without it; a token raises the rate limit)
  • FRED_API_KEYsecretFRED API key (enables econ_search for Federal Reserve economic data)

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
1.50.4
Registry
active
Published
10/24/2026
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