# Web Search

> Use this tool when you need to perform web searches across multiple engines, extract content from URLs, or access information from general web searches and Chinese social media platforms. It solves problems related to research tasks, content analysis, and information gathering, accepting inputs such as search queries, country codes, languages, and browser user agents. The tool provides outputs in markdown format, making it suitable for AI assistants requiring web search capabilities in various contexts.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/howe829-websearch  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/howe829-websearch

## Description

WebSearch MCP Server provides AI assistants with web search capabilities through multiple search engines including Bing and WeChat, plus URL content extraction functionality. Developed by Howard Chan, it uses curl-cffi for browser impersonation and MarkItDown for converting web content to markdown format, supporting configurable parameters like country codes, languages, and browser user agents. The implementation includes specialized tools for opening WeChat article links with proper URL resolution, making it valuable for research tasks, content analysis, and accessing information from both general web search and Chinese social media platforms.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/howe829-websearch)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/howe829/websearch-mcp-server>

## 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": "howe829-websearch"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/howe829-websearch` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/howe829-websearch/pull`

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