4get
by yshalsager
4get is a privacy-focused private search engine that aggregates web, image, and news results while protecting your data
What it does
Provides privacy-focused web searches through the 4get meta search engine, which aggregates results from multiple sources without tracking users.
About
4get is a community-built MCP server published by yshalsager that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. 4get is a privacy-focused private search engine that aggregates web, image, and news results while protecting your data It is categorized under search web.
How to install
You can install 4get in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
GPL-3.0
4get is released under the GPL-3.0 license.
Readme
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the 4get MCP server?
- 4get is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for 4get?
- This profile displays 64 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.7 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Use Cases
Web Research & Information Gathering
Fetch and extract information from websites automatically
Example
Research competitor pricing, scrape product reviews, monitor news mentions
Automate 5-10 hours/week of manual web research
Content Monitoring & Alerts
Track website changes, new content, price updates
Example
Monitor competitor blog for new posts, track stock availability, watch for pricing changes
Stay informed without manual checking, never miss important updates
Data Extraction & Aggregation
Extract structured data from multiple websites
Example
Compile product listings from 10 e-commerce sites, aggregate job postings, collect real estate data
Build datasets 100x faster than manual copying
Discussion
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Ratings
4.7★★★★★64 reviews- ★★★★★Ama Huang· Dec 28, 2024
4get is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Anaya Thomas· Dec 24, 2024
4get has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Kwame Yang· Dec 20, 2024
We wired 4get into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Henry Abbas· Dec 20, 2024
Useful MCP listing: 4get is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Carlos Okafor· Dec 16, 2024
4get is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Dec 12, 2024
4get reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Dec 8, 2024
According to our notes, 4get benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Anaya Li· Dec 4, 2024
4get is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Sofia Ghosh· Nov 23, 2024
4get is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Noah Diallo· Nov 19, 2024
4get is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
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