# Open Search

> Use this tool when you need to perform comprehensive web searches, academic research, or content extraction without relying on paid search APIs. It solves problems for researchers, developers, and teams by providing a free, open-source alternative with advanced features like AI-powered query optimization and semantic search. It accepts search queries as input and returns relevant results from multiple aggregated sources, making it ideal for use cases like literature reviews, technical information gathering, and building knowledge-intensive applications.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/flyanima-open-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/flyanima-open-search

## Description

This MCP server provides AI assistants with comprehensive web search, academic research, and content extraction capabilities through a free, open-source alternative to paid search APIs, built by Open Search MCP Contributors using TypeScript with dual MCP/HTTP API operation modes. The implementation aggregates multiple search engines (DuckDuckGo, Google, Bing), academic databases (arXiv, PubMed, IEEE), social platforms (Reddit, GitHub), and news sources with intelligent load balancing, health monitoring, and failover mechanisms across distributed Searx clusters. Features advanced PDF processing with OCR support, AI-powered query optimization through local Ollama models (Llama 3.2, Qwen 2.5), semantic search with vector databases, and multi-platform integration for Claude Desktop, Cursor, VSCode, and Windsurf, serving researchers needing comprehensive literature review capabilities, developers requiring real-time technical information gathering, and teams building knowledge-intensive applications without relying on expensive third-party search APIs.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.54
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/flyanima-open-search)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/flyanima/open-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": "flyanima-open-search"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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