ClawdSearch MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for native integration of ClawdSearch tools into LLM clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.

Tools

• clawd_search: Privacy-focused web search with markdown summaries.
• clawd_read: High-fidelity stealth scraping (bypasses Cloudflare/Datadome).
• clawd_vision_analyze: Complex image understanding via high-performance VLM (max 1000 tokens).
• clawd_vision_caption: Quick, descriptive image captioning (max 300 tokens).

Setup

1. Get an API Key

Sign up at clawdsearch.com to get your API key.

2. Configure Your Client

Claude Desktop (macOS/Windows)

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clawdsearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@clawdsearch/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CLAWDSEARCH_API_KEY": "your_clawd_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

| Variable | Description | Default | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | CLAWDSEARCH_API_KEY | Required. Your ClawdSearch API key. | - | | SEARCH_URL | Search service endpoint. | https://s.clawdsearch.com | | READER_URL | Reader service endpoint. | https://r.clawdsearch.com | | VISION_URL | Vision service endpoint. | https://v.clawdsearch.com | | TRANSPORT | Transport mechanism (stdio or http). | stdio | | PORT | Port for HTTP transport. | 3000 |

Development

pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm start

For local testing with Claude Desktop, use the absolute path to the built file:

"args": ["/absolute/path/to/clawdsearch/services/mcp-server/dist/index.js"]

License

MIT