Open-Source MCP Server: Free Web & Image Search Without API Keys
GoldBroccoli7073 · reddit · 2026-08-12
A developer open-sourced an MCP Server called mcp-retrieval, focusing on free and unrestricted web retrieval.
Key Features:
- Three Tools: Offers web search, image search, and page scraping, returning clean Markdown.
- Zero Cost & Config: Requires absolutely no API keys and bypasses per-query billing by directly querying DuckDuckGo and Bing.
- Easy Install: Supports a one-line install command and provides prebuilt binaries (no Go or Docker needed).
The author honestly mentioned minimal testing for now, sharing their personal struggle with depression and framing the project as an attempt to stay productive during recovery.
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