Free Search MCP for Codex
Local-first, no-API-key MCP server for web search, fetch, and document reading. Multi-engine (DuckDuckGo, Mojeek, Startpage), smart Playwright fallback, FTS5 cache, LLM-tuned output.
How to install Free Search MCP in Codex
Add it to Codex as an MCP server:
codex mcp add search -- uvx free-search-mcpCommand copied from the repo README (Codex's `codex mcp add` adds an MCP server to Codex). Check the README for any API key or setup it needs. Source: repo README.
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What it contains
Component list not published in a manifest we can read. See the repo README.
About this listing
Free Search MCP is a community connector on GitHub by sweetcornna. Its README documents a Codex install and the repo documents a codex mcp add command. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter for repos found this way (at least 100 stars, pushed in the last 90 days, not a fork or a list). OpenAI hasn't reviewed it, but it passed our Codex install check on Oct 25, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review). It's one of 441 listings in the Developer Tools category (category assigned by CodexStacks from the repo's topics and description).
Free Search MCP FAQ
How do I install Free Search MCP in Codex?
Add it as an MCP server with codex mcp add search -- uvx free-search-mcp (copied from the repo README; check it for any API key or setup the server needs).
Is Free Search MCP an official Codex connector?
No. Free Search MCP is a community repo on GitHub by sweetcornna. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter, but OpenAI hasn't reviewed it, but it passed our Codex install check on Oct 25, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review), so read the code before you install it.
What does Free Search MCP include?
Component list not published in a manifest we can read. See the repo README.
Details
- Type
- Connector
- Category
- Developer Tools (assigned by us)
- Source
- Community
- Author
- sweetcornna
- License
- MIT
- GitHub stars
- 166 (at last sync)
- Last push
- 2026-10-29
- GitHub topics
- claude, duckduckgo, llm, mcp, model-context-protocol, mojeek, playwright, python, search, websearch
- Source
- https://github.com/sweetcornna/free-search-mcp
- Website
- https://github.com/ymylive/free-search-mcp
- Listed via
- GitHub search: README documents a Codex install
- Install check by CodexStacks
- Passed on Oct 25, 2026 with Codex CLI 0.163.0: Codex started its MCP server and listed its tools. proof · how we check
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