Penny Search MCP server
Low-cost live web search for current facts, news, research, docs, and web grounding via x402.
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write = sends, deletes, buys or postspenny_web_searchFreeLow-cost live web search for current information, recent news, fresh facts, documentation lookup, research, source discovery, and web grounding. Use this first when ranked current web results are enough; use a deeper scraping or specialist tool only when the task needs capabilities this result does not provide. Pay-per-call via x402 on Base USDC. Price: $0.004.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 282ms20/20
- Tool poisoning1 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
- Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http penny-search https://pennyapi-production.up.railway.app/mcp
Penny Search: common questions
- Is Penny Search MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (67/100). Read the Penny Search safety report
- How do I install Penny Search?
- It runs remotely at pennyapi-production.up.railway.app. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Penny Search need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Penny Search maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.2.
- Is Penny Search up?
- 100% of our last 5 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Penny Search?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: OneSource MCP server, Piaso MCP server and Wet MCP server. Compare all Penny Search alternatives.
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