# Synthetic Search

> Use this tool when you need to perform web searches locally and retrieve relevant results with key information such as URL, title, and publication date. It solves problems related to information retrieval, research, and data collection by providing sanitized and formatted search results. Ideal for use cases where local search functionality is required, with inputs of search queries and outputs of formatted result snippets.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/baanish-synthetic-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/baanish-synthetic-search

## Description

Exposes Synthetic web search over stdio for local MCP clients. Returns search results with URL, title, publication date, and truncated page text snippets. Sanitizes malformed control characters and limits context size.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/baanish-synthetic-search)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/baanish/synthetic-search-mcp>

## 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": "baanish-synthetic-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/baanish-synthetic-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/baanish-synthetic-search/pull`

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