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web-retrieval-mcp

io.github.VelvetSP/web-retrieval-mcp

MCP web search + tiered web fetch for AI agents (Exa, Firecrawl), SSRF-guarded, cross-platform.

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Yes, if you run it on your computer.This is a local server: your AI app launches it on your machine (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code). Browser-only apps like ChatGPT on the web can't run it.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-retrieval-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "web-retrieval-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<value>",
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add web-retrieval-mcp -- uvx web-retrieval-mcp

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