# mcp-search-kivest

> Use this tool when you need to perform comprehensive searches across various platforms, including web, images, videos, and news, with efficient rate limiting and queuing. It solves problems related to information gathering, research, and data collection by providing relevant results through the Kivest AI Search API. Ideal for use cases requiring automated searching, data scraping, and content discovery, with inputs including search queries and outputs featuring relevant search results.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/appliedellipsis-mcp-search-kivest  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/appliedellipsis-mcp-search-kivest

## Description

Provides AI-powered search, web search, image search, video search, news search, and web scraping via Kivest AI Search API, with smart rate limiting and request queuing.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/o277g92rr3)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/AppliedEllipsis/mcp-search-kivest>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "appliedellipsis-mcp-search-kivest"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/appliedellipsis-mcp-search-kivest` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/appliedellipsis-mcp-search-kivest/pull`

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