Search1API MCP server
Web search, news, page retrieval, sitemaps, and trending topics through Search1API.
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-20 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
no findings
- Code scan18 source files scanned25/25
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 531ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenancelast push 17 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
Overall 96/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http search1api https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp
Search1API: common questions
- Is Search1API MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (96/100). Read the Search1API safety report
- How do I install Search1API?
- It runs remotely at mcp.search1api.com. 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 Search1API need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Search1API maintained?
- The last commit was 17 days ago (2026-09-03). The latest release is v0.6.1.
- Is Search1API 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 Search1API?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: SearXNG Search MCP server, Zoteus MCP server and Zotero MCP server. Compare all Search1API alternatives.
Alternatives to Search1API
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- ZoteusZotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.not reviewedEstablishedA
Zotero MCPSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.not reviewedEstablishedB- TinysearchFast discovery search and self-hosted web research for MCP agents.not reviewedEstablishedB
- M3 MemoryLocal-first memory — 100+ tools, 99.2% LongMemEval-S retrieval@10, hybrid search, GDPR, no cloud.not reviewedEstablishedA