What is the Bocha Web Search MCP server?

Bocha Web Search 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.

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Bocha Web Search▌

by intounknown

Bocha Web Search offers advanced features using a Google web search API for real-time, customizable internet results and

Enables AI to perform web searches with customizable parameters including freshness filters, domain controls, and result summarization for retrieving up-to-date information from the internet.

github stars

★ 3

GitHub npm

Time-based freshness filtersDomain filtering controlsBuilt-in result summarization

best for

/ AI assistants needing current web information
/ Research and fact-checking applications
/ Content creation requiring up-to-date data

capabilities

/ Search the web with customizable queries
/ Filter results by time periods (day, week, month, year)
/ Include or exclude specific domains
/ Generate summarized search results
/ Control number of results returned

what it does

Provides web search capabilities to AI assistants through the Bocha API with customizable filters for freshness, domains, and result summarization.

about

Bocha Web Search is a community-built MCP server published by intounknown that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Bocha Web Search offers advanced features using a Google web search API for real-time, customizable internet results and It is categorized under search web.

how to install

You can install Bocha Web Search 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

Apache-2.0

Bocha Web Search is released under the Apache-2.0 license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

mcp-bocha

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities to AI agents using the Bocha API.

Introduction

MCP-Bocha is a tool that exposes Bocha AI's web search API capabilities through the Model Context Protocol. It allows AI assistants to search the web programmatically, enabling tasks such as information retrieval, research, and up-to-date data collection.

Tools

Tool Name	Description	Parameters
`mcp-bocha_search`	Search the web for information	`query`: The search query string<br>`freshness`: Optional time filter ["oneDay", "oneWeek", "oneMonth", "oneYear", "noLimit"]<br>`summary`: Optional boolean for summarized results<br>`include`: Optional array of domains to include<br>`exclude`: Optional array of domains to exclude<br>`count`: Optional number of results to return

Usage

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-bocha": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@humansean/mcp-bocha"],
      "env": {
        "BOCHA_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

License

Apache-2.0 license

FAQ

What is the Bocha Web Search MCP server?: Bocha Web Search 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 Bocha Web Search?: This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.

MCP server reviews

Ratings

4.5★★★★★10 reviews

★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
Bocha Web Search is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated Bocha Web Search against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Bocha Web Search is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
Bocha Web Search reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend Bocha Web Search for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: Bocha Web Search surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
Bocha Web Search has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, Bocha Web Search benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired Bocha Web Search into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
Bocha Web Search is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.