Claude

Provides a lightweight MCP server that enables Claude to perform real-time web searches via DuckDuckGo and manage tool usage during conversations.

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Documentation & install

Readme and setup notes from the catalogue, plus a client-ready config you can copy for your MCP host.

Installation

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

Configuration

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "risherb-claude_mcp_server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "mcp_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLAUDE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

You run a lightweight MCP server that lets Claude search the web in real time and incorporate current information into conversations. It bridges Claude's capabilities with DuckDuckGo searches, enabling faster, more accurate answers during your chats.

How to use

Start the Claude MCP Server locally and connect a Claude client to it. Run the server first, then query Claude through the client to perform web searches as part of your conversations.

How to install

Prerequisites: Python 3.9 or higher and a Claude API key.

Install the MCP server dependencies and run the server using the following steps.

pip install -r requirements.txt

# On Windows
$env:CLAUDE_API_KEY = "your-api-key"

# On Linux/Mac
export CLAUDE_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Additional notes and configuration

The server exposes a health endpoint and a simple info endpoint to help you verify status and available features. It uses a local runtime command to launch the MCP server and a separate CLI to interact with Claude.

Environment variables to configure include the Claude API key, which you set before starting the server.

Running and interacting with Claude

Start the MCP server from your project directory.

python mcp_server.py

The server will run on port 5001 by default.


Interact with Claude through the provided CLI to ask questions and trigger web searches during conversations.

## Available tools

### web\_search

Enables Claude to perform web searches during conversations via the MCP server, pulling results from DuckDuckGo.

### claude\_api

Manages the connection to Claude's API and coordinates tool usage within interactions.