Free Search
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Free Search is an open-source, local-first MCP server that provides web search, page fetching, and document reading without API keys. It supports DuckDuckGo, Mojeek, and Startpage, with Playwright fallback, FTS5 caching, and LLM-tuned output for AI tool workflows.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Searching and reading web content locally without relying on paid search APIs or centralized services.
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Audience: developers building AI assistants and MCP-compatible tools
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Functions: rag, data_extraction
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Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Open Source · platforms: API, CLI · deployment: cli, self_hosted
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Record sources: github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
In the RAG, search & retrieval space, Free Search takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on searching and reading web content locally without relying on paid search APIs or centralized services. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for developers building AI assistants and MCP-compatible tools. Basis unknown · not verified: Free Search is open source under the Open Source license. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by sweetcornna. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include Multi-engine Search, Page Fetching, and Document Reading. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Multi-engine Search
- Page Fetching
- Document Reading
- Playwright Fallback
- FTS5 Cache
- LLM-tuned Output
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- local_oss
- bollama in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed10 Oct · 12:03 UTCFree Search seen via MCP Registry (official)Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open
Frequently asked questions about Free Search
- What does Free Search do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Free Search focuses on searching and reading web content locally without relying on paid search APIs or centralized services. It is catalogued under RAG, search & retrieval on PulseGate.
- Who should use Free Search?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Free Search is an open-source project built for developers building AI assistants and MCP-compatible tools.
- Is Free Search free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Free Search is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
- What platforms does Free Search run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Free Search runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Free Search still active?
- Unverified. Free Search has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What projects are similar to Free Search?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include web-search-mcp-free, Google Custom Search MCP, and io.github.wtznicy/my-websearch.web-search-mcp-freeGoogle Custom Search MCPio.github.wtznicy/my-websearch
- Who makes Free Search?
- Free Search is developed by sweetcornna.
- Is Free Search open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Free Search is open source under the Open Source license.
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